Cribb, Robert
Personal
Birth Date:
7 January 1805 (Poole, Dorset)
Death Date:
16 April 1893 (Milton, Queensland)
Parents:
John Galpin Cribb and Mary (nee Dirham)
Family:
(2) Sarah Walton on 1 August 1860, (1) Sarah Sanson in 1827 in London, 4 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Lancastrian School, Poole
Religion:
Poole Independent Church
Career
Apprentice baker and then owned confectionery and baking business in London, 1827-1848; Bakery business in Brisbane for approximately six years from 1849; Acquired large land holdings in and around Brisbane through his commission and land agency
Local Government Service:
Alderman of the first Brisbane Council on 13 October 1859 and held office until 1861
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Town Of Brisbane | 8 Dec 1860 | 30 May 1863 | By-election |
| Assembly | NONE | East Moreton | 26 Sep 1863 | 1 Jul 1867 | By-election |
Additional Information
Notes:
Cribb joined the Anti-Corn Law League and was associated with the work of Cobden and Bright. Being strongly influenced by the ideas for the development of John Dunmore Lang's 'Cooksland', Robert , emigrated to Moreton Bay; Robert was tagged by the press as `Robert the Restless'. He used meetings and public agitation to gain support for his policies. Robert was one of the leaders of Brisbane's merchant group and a founder of the Queensland Liberal Association. He worked for separation from New South Wales. He was also a strong supporter of the eight-hour day ; He threw himself into political fights against returning to convictism, large-scale Catholic immigration, state funding of religious establishments but for manhood suffrage, national education and the separation of church and state
Sources:
Johnson B, Robert Cribb: from an iceberg to Brisbane town. Auchenflower, Qld. :Longleat House Publishing, 2005.; Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 194997 ; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Cribb, Margaret Bridson, 'Cribb, Robert (1805 - 1893)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, 1969, pp 493-495
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