Benjamin Cribb was an Australian businessman and politician.
12 Facts About Benjamin Cribb
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Benjamin Cribb was married twice, in 1839 to Elizabeth Bridson and in 1853 to Clarissa Kendal Foote.
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In 1853, Benjamin Cribb married Clarissa Foote, the sister of John Clarke Foote.
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On 1 February 1858, Benjamin Cribb was elected to represent Stanley Boroughs in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 1858 election.
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Benjamin Cribb was a strong supporter of the separation of the colony of Queensland and opposed the use of convicts, coolies or Kanaks as cheap labour.
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Benjamin Cribb was defeated at the 1859 election on 11 April 1859.
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Benjamin Cribb won the resulting by-election on 26 April 1861.
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Benjamin Cribb was elected in the seat of Ipswich on 12 August 1870 and held it until 14 November 1873.
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Benjamin Cribb died on 11 March 1874 at his home Gooloowan in Denmark Hill, Ipswich.
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Benjamin Cribb was attending divine service at his local Congregational Church when he collapsed.
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Benjamin Cribb's death was attributed to apoplexy of the brain.
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Benjamin Cribb's funeral was held on 13 March 1874 where a funeral procession, one-and-a-half miles long, travelled from his home to the Ipswich General Cemetery.