Herbert Lushington Storey (1853–1933) was a businessman and
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales. The High Sheriff of Lanca ...
.
Storey was a son of Sir Thomas Storey and was born in
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster (, ) is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England, standing on the River Lune. Its population of 52,234 compares with one of 138,375 in the wider City of Lancaster local government district. The House of Lancaster was a bran ...
in 1853. After his education at Friends' School, the
Royal Grammar School, Lancaster and
Derby Grammar School
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, he spent some time working for the engineering firm of
James Farmer
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in
Salford
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before attending
Owens College Owens may refer to:
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for further education. He also visited Germany to learn both the language and the business methods adopted in that country.
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A
Liberal Unionist
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, Storey was a Lancaster town councillor for eight years and was made a
county magistrate
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in 1898. He was also a philanthropist, enabling
extension lectures at the
University of Lancaster
, mottoeng = Truth lies open to all
, established =
, endowment = £13.9 million
, budget = £317.9 million
, type = Public
, city = Bailrigg, City of Lancaster
, country = England
, coor =
, campus = Bailrigg
, faculty = ...
and, in 1902, giving £10,000 to extend the
Storey Institute
The Storey, formerly the Storey Institute, is a multi-purpose building located at the corner of Meeting House Lane and Castle Hill in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Its main part is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a desi ...
that had initially been funded by his father. In the same year, he gave £5,000 to the
Royal Albert Asylum
The Royal Albert Hospital was a hospital in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1870 as an institution for the care and education of children with learning problems. By 1909 there were 662 children in residence. Following new legi ...
for the erection of what were named the Herbert Storey Industrial Schools and Workshops.
He also had a significant role in the development of
Westfield War Memorial Village.
Storey was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire in March 1904, ten years after his father had held the same office. He held various company directorships at that time, including the Lancaster-based businesses of Storey Bros. & Co. at White Cross Linoleum Mills and the Rembrandt Intaglio Printing Company. Other directorships were with the Barrow and Calcutta Flax and Jute Company, the Ackers, Whitley and Co. collieries in
Wigan
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and the Darwen and Mostyn Iron Company.
A keen sportsman as a young man — he played
rugby union
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for Owens College, Manchester Rangers,
Preston Grasshoppers and his
county
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— Storey was a founder and president of
Vale of Lune RUFC
Vale Of Lune Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Lancaster. The first team currently plays in North 1 West, a level six league in the English league system, following the club's relegation from North Premier at th ...
. His interest in boating caused him to come close to drowning in 1875 as he attempted to sail from Lancaster to
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
in a canoe. He was also a keen huntsman and held offices with the
Vale of Lune Hunt and he was a successful livestock breeder. He lived in
Bailrigg
Bailrigg is the campus of Lancaster University, in the City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, south of the centre of Lancaster. The student radio station Bailrigg FM is named after the site.
History
Bailrigg was a hamlet in the township o ...
,
Lancaster and died in 1933.
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He was married and had a son and a daughter.
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1853 births
1933 deaths
High Sheriffs of Lancashire
People from Lancaster, Lancashire
People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancashire County RFU players