Janet Norton Lee Bouvier Auchincloss Morris (December 3, 1906—July 22, 1989) was the mother of United States First Lady Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; she often stood in for her daughter as hostess for official White House functions; although as a socially conscious woman, she often felt that her daughter Jackie married beneath herself (e.g. into the Kennedy family). December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... First official White House portrait. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

She was born Janet Norton Lee, the daughter of James Thomas Lee (October 2, 1877—January 3, 1968) and Margaret A. Merritt (1878—February 26, 1943), and she studied at Sweet Briar College, and later at Vassar, but did not graduate from either institution. Her paternal grandfather, Janet Lee Bouvier liked to tell people, was a Maryland-born veteran of the United States Civil War. Sweet Briar College, a liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Virginia, is also a womens college. ... Vassar, Michigan is a place in the State of Michigan in the United States of America. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy...

Janet Norton Lee had sisters: Winifred Norton Lee (Mrs. Franklin d'Olier) and Marion Norton Lee (Mrs. John J. Ryan Jr.).

She married three times. Her first husband was John Vernou Bouvier III, also known as Black Jack for his dramatically swarthy coloring. They were married on July 7, 1928 and had two daughters: Jacqueline Lee (July 28, 1929—May 19, 1994) and Caroline Lee Radziwill (born March 3, 1933). Black Jack Bouvier's womanizing and drinking led to a separation in 1936, a brief reconciliation for a few months in 1937, and then a divorce in 1940. John Vernou Bouvier III (1892–1957) was a Wall Street stockbroker who was the father of the late former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her younger sister, Lee Radziwill. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Caroline Lee Bouvier Canfield RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Ross (born March 3, 1933 in Southampton, New York) is an American socialite, public relations executive, and former actress, best known as Lee Radziwill. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Janet's second husband was Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr., an attorney and Standard Oil heir; she was his third wife. They were married on June 21, 1942 and had two children: Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945—1985), who briefly dated John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate, while she was a student at Miss Porter's; and James Lee Auchincloss, born in 1947. Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr. ... Standard Oil (1870–1911) was a large, integrated, oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945-March 13, 1985) was an American socialite and half-sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. ... Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... Miss Porters School is a preparatory school for girls located in Farmington, Connecticut. ...

Her third marriage, after Auchincloss' death, was to Bingham "Booch" Morris on October 25, 1979. Though they separated in 1981, the marriage lasted until her death eight years later. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

She died at 81 from Alzheimer's disease.

References

• Janet and Jackie: The Story of a Mother and Her Daughter, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, by Jan Pottke.
• Obituary of James Thomas Lee On January 4th of 1968 by New York Times.
• Obituary of Margaret Merritt Lee On February 27th of 1943 by New York Times.