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This Fairmont native studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met his wife, Mabel, who was also a sculptor.
In 1933, Torrey created a small bronze statue called Lincoln Walks at Midnight, shown at the 1939 World's Fair. A bigger version was erected near the West Virginia state capitol in 1974. The original model is kept in the State Museum.
Torrey also made sculptures of famous people such as Stephen Douglas, George Washington, George Washington Carver, and a bust of John F. Kennedy in 1965.
