Background
Story was born at Colac, Victoria in 1849 to Thomas Story and his wife Annie (née Bennett).
Story was born at Colac, Victoria in 1849 to Thomas Story and his wife Annie (née Bennett).
He attended Geelong Grammar School.
He was employd 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. He served three terms before his defeat in 1904.
In 1907, Story helped establish Sturmfels Limited.
He went on to be manager for the firm until he retired in 1925. Story had married Ellen Lavinia Fletcher in Tasmania and together they had nine children.
He died in Brisbane in 1931 and was buried in God"s Acre Cemetery at Coopers Plains.
