William Harrison Story (31 May 1857 – 13 July 1924) was an Australian builder, trade unionist and politician.

He was the son of Eliza (née Morgan) and George Story; his father was employed as a gardener at the time of his birth but later became a municipal clerk.

[1] Story spent his early years at Norton Summit where his father was gardener to Thomas Playford.

[1] Story declined requests by the ALP to stand for the Parliament of South Australia on several occasions.

He retained the seat of Boothby for the Nationalists following the retirement of fellow Labor defector George Dankel, becoming the first South Australian to serve in both houses of parliament.

[3] His candidacy also received the endorsement of the Liberal Union, although in March 1917 he had proclaimed that "I am just as good a Labour man as ever I was .

In his speech at the declaration of the poll he criticised the conservative element in the Liberal Union for attempting to destroy the National Party and return to a straight two-party system.

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