Date of Birth: 15/05/1869
Place of Birth: Jervis Bay, New South Wales , Australia
Date of Death: 05/10/1921
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Premier |
13 Apr 1920 |
05 Oct 1921 |
1 year 5 months 23 days |
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| Member for Balmain |
20 Mar 1920 |
05 Oct 1921 |
1 year 6 months 16 days |
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| Member for Balmain |
24 Mar 1917 |
18 Feb 1920 |
2 years 10 months 26 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No. 4 |
28 Jul 1916 |
21 Dec 1916 |
4 months 24 days |
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| The Governor's Opening Speech Committee No. 1 |
07 Jul 1914 |
23 Feb 1915 |
7 months 17 days |
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| Member for Balmain |
06 Dec 1913 |
21 Feb 1917 |
3 years 2 months 16 days |
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| Canterbury Park Racecourse Company Limited Enabling Bill Committee No.7 |
24 Nov 1910 |
08 Dec 1910 |
15 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 |
24 Nov 1910 |
23 Dec 1910 |
1 month |
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| Member for Balmain |
14 Oct 1910 |
06 Nov 1913 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Balmain |
10 Sep 1907 |
14 Sep 1910 |
3 years 5 days |
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| Occupation of Land at la Perouse by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company Committee No.13 |
22 Nov 1906 |
13 Dec 1906 |
22 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No.3 |
21 Sep 1904 |
09 Nov 1904 |
1 month 20 days |
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| Sydney Harbour Collieries (Limited) Bill Committee No.9 |
19 Aug 1903 |
10 Nov 1903 |
2 months 23 days |
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| Abattoir Glebe Island Committee No.8 |
10 Jul 1903 |
20 Nov 1903 |
4 months 11 days |
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| Member for Balmain North |
03 Jul 1901 |
16 Jul 1904 |
3 years 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
03 Jul 1901 |
05 Oct 1921 |
20 years 3 months 3 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member Balmain Political Labor League, member central executive 1903, 1907; elected leader 3 Mar 1916, stood down for Holman next day; opposed conscription; leader 1917- 1921.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Boilermaker. Family moved to Balmain, father died soon after; educated at Darling Rd Superior Public School and night school; at fourteen apprenticed to boilermaking with Perdriau and West; as journeyman worked at Mort's Dock until elected to Parliament; after 1904 defeat encountered employer boycott because of association with Labor; active member Boilermakers' Union; director of Sydney Hospital 1919-1921; notable cricketer.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of William John, shipbuilder, and Elizabeth Graham, English migrants. Married Elizabeth Merton Turnbull at Balmain on 14 May 1891 and had issue, 3 sons and 2 daughters. Church of England. Field of Mars Cemetery from St Andrew's Church of England cathedral. Brother of Thomas Storey, uncle of Sydney Albert Dawson Storey (qq.v.).
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12
