George Story (politician)

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]