Herbert Lushington Storey (1853–1933) was a businessman and

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. Storey was a son of Sir Thomas Storey and was born in

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in 1853. After his education at Friends' School, the Royal Grammar School, Lancaster and

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, he spent some time working for the engineering firm of

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before attending

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for further education. He also visited Germany to learn both the language and the business methods adopted in that country. A

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, Storey was a Lancaster town councillor for eight years and was made a

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in 1898. He was also a philanthropist, enabling extension lectures at the

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and, in 1902, giving £10,000 to extend the

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that had initially been funded by his father. In the same year, he gave £5,000 to the

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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

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and the Darwen and Mostyn Iron Company. A keen sportsman as a young man — he played

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for Owens College, Manchester Rangers, Preston Grasshoppers and his

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— Storey was a founder and president of

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. His interest in boating caused him to come close to drowning in 1875 as he attempted to sail from Lancaster to

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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

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, Lancaster and died in 1933. He was married and had a son and a daughter.

References

Notes Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Storey, Herbert 1853 births 1933 deaths High Sheriffs of Lancashire People from Lancaster, Lancashire People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancashire County RFU players