George Story | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Balonne | |
In office 11 April 1896 – 27 August 1904 | |
Preceded by | Boyd Morehead |
Succeeded by | Edward Land |
Personal details | |
Born | George William Bennett Story 24 March 1849 Colac, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 3 June 1931 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged 82)
Resting place | God's Acre Cemetery |
Political party | Ministerial |
Spouse | Ellen Lavinia Fletcher (d.1916) |
Occupation | Farmer, miner, general manager |
George William Bennett Story (24 March 1849 – 3 June 1931) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
Story was born at Colac, Victoria in 1849 to Thomas Story and his wife Annie (née Bennett). He attended Geelong Grammar School. [1]
He was employed in the farming industry in Victoria and Tasmania and travelled to New Zealand where he worked as a miner. Story arrived in Queensland in 1881 where he became manager of Burhorah and Dareel stations. Later he became a stock and station agent manager for Cobb & Co. [1] In 1875, he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Humane Society for rescuing three people from the flooded South Esk River. [2]
At the 1896 Queensland election, Story won the seat of Balonne as a candidate for the Ministerialists. He served three terms before his defeat in 1904. [1]
In 1907, Story helped establish Sturmfels Ltd. He went on to be manager for the firm until he retired in 1925. [1]
Story had married Ellen Lavinia Fletcher in Tasmania and together they had nine children. [1] He died in Brisbane in 1931 [2] and was buried in God's Acre Cemetery at Coopers Plains. [3]
George Story | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Balonne | |
In office 11 April 1896 – 27 August 1904 | |
Preceded by | Boyd Morehead |
Succeeded by | Edward Land |
Personal details | |
Born | George William Bennett Story 24 March 1849 Colac, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 3 June 1931 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged 82)
Resting place | God's Acre Cemetery |
Political party | Ministerial |
Spouse | Ellen Lavinia Fletcher (d.1916) |
Occupation | Farmer, miner, general manager |
George William Bennett Story (24 March 1849 – 3 June 1931) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
Story was born at Colac, Victoria in 1849 to Thomas Story and his wife Annie (née Bennett). He attended Geelong Grammar School. [1]
He was employed in the farming industry in Victoria and Tasmania and travelled to New Zealand where he worked as a miner. Story arrived in Queensland in 1881 where he became manager of Burhorah and Dareel stations. Later he became a stock and station agent manager for Cobb & Co. [1] In 1875, he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Humane Society for rescuing three people from the flooded South Esk River. [2]
At the 1896 Queensland election, Story won the seat of Balonne as a candidate for the Ministerialists. He served three terms before his defeat in 1904. [1]
In 1907, Story helped establish Sturmfels Ltd. He went on to be manager for the firm until he retired in 1925. [1]
Story had married Ellen Lavinia Fletcher in Tasmania and together they had nine children. [1] He died in Brisbane in 1931 [2] and was buried in God's Acre Cemetery at Coopers Plains. [3]