Benjamin Cribb

Benjamin Cribb
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Stanley Boroughs
In office
10 February 1857 – 11 April 1859
Serving with John Richardson
Preceded byThomas Holt
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for West Moreton
In office
26 April 1861 – 2 July 1867
Preceded byGeorge Thorn, Sr.
Succeeded byPatrick O'Sullivan
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ipswich
In office
12 Aug 1870 – 14 Nov 1873
Preceded byJohn Murphy
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1807-11-07)7 November 1807
Poole, Dorset, England
Died11 March 1874(1874-03-11) (aged 66)
Ipswich, Queensland
Resting placeIpswich General Cemetery
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Brideson (1839–1852), Clarissa Foote (1853–1899)
RelationsRobert Cribb (brother), Thomas Bridson Cribb (son), James Clarke Cribb (son)
OccupationGeneral merchant, Businessman

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.[1]

  1. ^ Cribb, Margaret Bridson. "Cribb, Benjamin (1807–1874)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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