Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1804.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Nineteenth Congress).
While Andrew Jackson attempted to break treaties with Indians in 1830, Storrs condemned Jackson's actions as a dangerous course, explaining "If the friends of State rights propose to sanction the violation of these Indian treaties, they must bear him out to the full extent of this thoughtless usurpation.
"[citation needed] Storrs adamantly pointed out how republicans could act like monarchies and oppress others, and that America would be confirming this truth by its own example.
He died in New Haven, Connecticut, July 29, 1837 and was interred in Grove Street Cemetery.