| William Story | |
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| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 1 January 1904 – 3 April 1917 |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Boothby |
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| In office 5 May 1917 – 16 December 1922 |
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| Preceded by | George Dankel |
| Succeeded by | Jack Duncan-Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1857 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 13 July 1924 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor (1903–17) Nationalist (1917–22) |
| Occupation | Stonemason, bricklayer |
William Harrison Story (31 May 1857 – 13 July 1924) was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, he was educated at state schools before becoming a stonemason and bricklayer. He served as President of the Operative Masons and Bricklayers Society and the Adelaide Trades and Labour Council, and was mayor of Norwood and Kensington District Council in 1902. In 1903, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from South Australia. In 1916, he was one of several Labor parliamentarians who joined Prime Minister Billy Hughes in leaving the Labor Party over the issue of conscription, eventually joining with the Commonwealth Liberal Party to form the Nationalist Party. Story transferred to the House of Representatives in 1917, winning the seat of Boothby as a Nationalist. He held the seat until 1922, when he was defeated by Jack Duncan-Hughes, a member of the breakaway Liberal Party. Story died in 1924.[1]
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by George Dankel |
Member for Boothby 1917 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Jack Duncan-Hughes |