Robert Cribb
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Moreton |
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In office 18 June 1859 – 10 December 1859 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Town of Brisbane |
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In office 8 December 1860 – 30 May 1863 Serving with Charles Blakeney, George Raff |
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| Preceded by | Henry Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Pugh |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for East Moreton |
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In office 26 September 1863 – 1 July 1867 Serving with George Edmondstone |
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| Preceded by | William Brookes |
| Succeeded by | James Garrick |
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7 January 1805 Poole, Dorset, England |
| Died | 16 April 1893 (aged 88) Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Sanson |
| Relations | Benjamin Cribb (brother) |
| Occupation | Baker, Land agent |
Robert Cribb (7 January 1805 – 16 April 1893) was an Australian parliamentarian who represented the district of East Moreton in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and the districts of Town of Brisbane and East Moreton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly after the separation of Queensland from New South Wales. Cribb's brother Benjamin Cribb also served as a member of the colonial parliaments of both New South Wales and Queensland.
Cribb was born in 1805 in the town of Poole, Dorset, England into a rigidly Nonconformist family. Cribb's father, John Galpin Cribb, was a mariner and ship owner, operating to Newfoundland and the Mediterranean; young Robert and his brother Benjamin 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 Robert and his brother Benjamin to two merchants. By 1832, Robert had settled in Covent Garden where he owned a local bakery. By the age of 22, Robert had married Sarah Sanson of Wareham.
Cribb held views that were considered radical at the time, and was a committed member of the Anti-Corn Law League, as well as being a follower of radical politicians Richard Cobden and John Bright. After reading John Dunmore Lang's work "Cooksland," Robert emigrated to Australia aboard the Fortitude with his wife, four of his five children, and three other relatives, arriving on 20 January 1849.
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