Samuel Storey, was elected as one of the two MPs for Sunderland in the January 1910 General Election. He stood as an independent Tariff Reform candidate, but was supported by the local Conservative association. He owned the Sunderland Echo and a string of other NE newspapers.Samuel Storey, was elected as one of the two MPs for Sunderland in the January 1910 General Election. He stood as an independent Tariff Reform candidate, but was supported by the local Conservative association. He owned the Sunderland Echo and a string of other NE newspapers.