David Storey (politician)
David Storey | |
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Minister of Public Health | |
In office 18 July 1919 – 29 January 1920 | |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Randwick | |
In office 17 July 1894 – 31 January 1920 | |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 27 April 1920 – 27 July 1924 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 August 1856 County Monaghan, Ireland |
Died | 27 July 1924 Randwick, New South Wales | (aged 67)
Political party | Free Trade Liberal Reform Party Nationalist Party |
Spouse |
Rachael Agnes Doig (m. 1883) |
Children | 3 |
Sir David Storey (18 August 1856 – 27 July 1924) was an Irish-born Australian politician and businessman. He was a member of the
Early life and business career
Storey was born and educated in County Monaghan, Ireland, the son of farmer Robert Storey and Margaret Colvin. After completing his education, he worked for softgoods merchant James Hartley in County Cavan and then as a representative of the firm of Lindsay Brothers Ltd. in north-western Ireland.[1]
Storey emigrated to Sydney in 1879, working as a departmental manager for the firm of Ross, Morgan and Robertson. In 1881, he formed an importing firm in partnership with James C. Lindsay, a principal of his old firm in Ireland, and continued on the business as David Storey & Co. after dissolving the partnership in 1883. He became chairman of the Commercial Travellers Association of New South Wales in 1893, was chairman of the board of the Insurance Office of Australia, president of the Ulster Association of New South Wales, was a director of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children from 1903 and was foundation president of the Bronte Surf Bathing Association in 1907. Storey was actively involved in the free trade movement, serving as secretary of the Freetrade and Land Reformist League in the 1890s.[1][2][3]
Political career
In 1894, he was elected to the
Personal life
He married Rachel Agnes Doig in Sydney on 4 July 1883.[1]
Storey was knighted in the
Arms
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References
- ^ OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sir David Storey". The West Australian. 28 July 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr. David Storey". The Daily Telegraph. 30 January 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Randwick". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Scattered". The Evening News. 31 October 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Randwick: Mr Storey's campaign, Democratic Party history". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 9 October 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "PLL expulsions". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Sir David Storey (1856–1924)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 32782". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1922. p. 2.
- ^ "Sir David Storey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Storey, Theo W. (1891–1956)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. K". National Library of Ireland. p. 281. Retrieved 25 June 2022.