▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C aled onian ▁Society ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁and ▁its ▁Chief ▁ 1 8 8 5 – 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁St ir ling ▁also ▁possessed ▁a ▁good ▁business ▁sense ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁well - known ▁companies . ▁In ▁politics ▁he ▁was ▁respect ed ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁individual ity ▁but ▁not ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁first - rate ▁speaker . ▁St ir ling ▁found ▁his ▁ideal ▁position ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁ad mi rab ly ▁carrying ▁out ▁his ▁duties ; ▁as ▁the ▁years ▁passed ▁becoming ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁elder ▁brother ▁to ▁the ▁newer ▁members . ▁ ▁Family ▁On ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁St ir ling ▁married ▁Florence ▁Mar ion , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Mil ne ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁His ▁elder ▁daughter ▁Mad ge ▁Mary ▁St ir ling ▁( 1 8 8 7 – 1 9 4 0 ) ▁married ▁Kno x ▁L ister ▁Col ley ▁( 1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Kno x ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁R . ▁B . ▁Col ley , ▁first ▁mayor ▁of ▁Glen el g . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁Category : M embers