Benjamin Cribb
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Stanley Boroughs |
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In office 10 February 1857 – 11 April 1859 Serving with John Richardson |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Holt |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton |
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In office 26 April 1861 – 2 July 1867 Serving with Henry Challinor, Robert Herbert, Joseph Fleming, Joshua Peter Bell |
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| Preceded by | George Thorn, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Patrick O'Sullivan |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich |
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In office 12 Aug 1870 – 14 Nov 1873 Serving with John Thompson, John Johnston, Arthur Macalister |
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| Preceded by | John Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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7 November 1807 Poole, Dorset, England |
| Died | 11 March 1874 (aged 66) Ipswich, Queensland |
| Resting place | Ipswich General Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Brideson (1839–1852), Clarissa Foote (1853–1899) |
| Relations | Robert Cribb (brother), Thomas Bridson Cribb (son), James Clarke Cribb (son) |
| Occupation | General merchant, Businessman |
| Religion | Congregational |
Benjamin Cribb (7 November 1807 – 11 March 1874) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was an unaligned Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term in 1858–1859 and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1861–1867 and again in 1870-1873.
Cribb was born in Poole, Dorset, England into a rigidly Nonconformist family. He was educated at his mother's Dame school. Cribb's father, John Galpin Cribb, was a mariner and ship owner, operating to Newfoundland and the Mediterranean; young Benjamin and his brother Robert sometimes accompanied their father. However, this ended when their father was killed in action during the Napoleonic Wars. Following his father's death, Cribb's mother Mary Cribb (née Dirham) apprenticed Benjamin and his brother Robert to two merchants.
By 1832 Benjamin and his brother Robert had established baking and retail businesses in London. Influenced by John Dunmore Lang's description of the opportunities available in Australia, they migrated to Moreton Bay on the Chaseley arriving in May 1849.
Benjamin Cribb was married twice, in 1839 to Elizabeth Bridson (1810—1852) and in 1853 to Clarissa Kendal Foote (1825—1899). Two of his sons Thomas and James also served in the Queensland Parliament. His brother Robert Cribb also served in both the New South Wales and Queensland Parliaments.
After arriving in the Moreton Bay colony, Benjamin Cribb established a retail business in Ipswich. In about 1852, he employed John Clarke Foote as a store manager. In 1853, Benjamin Cribb married Clarissa Foote, the sister of John Clarke Foote. In 1854, Benjamin Cribb and John Clarke Foote went into partnership as Cribb & Foote, creating the major department store that stood on the corner of Bell and Brisbane Streets.
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