James Clarke Cribb

James Clarke Cribb (1856 - 1926) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia . He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

James Cribb
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Rosewood
In office
6 May 1893 – 21 March 1896
Preceded byJames Foote
Succeeded byDenis Keogh
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bundamba
In office
18 March 1899 – 27 April 1912
Preceded byLewis Thomas
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bremer
In office
27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byFrank Arthur Cooper
Personal details
Born
James Clarke Cribb

(1856-10-04)4 October 1856
Ipswich, Colony of New South Wales
Died23 May 1926(1926-05-23) (aged 69)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeIpswich General Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Political partyMinisterialist
SpouseAlice Elizabeth Browne
RelationsBenjamin Cribb (father), John Clarke Foote (uncle), Robert Cribb (uncle), Thomas Bridson Cribb (brother)
OccupationCompany director

Early life

James Clarke Cribb was born 4 October 1856 at Ipswich, the son of Benjamin Cribb (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly) and his second wife, Clarissa Foote (the sister of John Clarke Foote). His middle name Clarke was the maiden name of his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Clarke.[1]

Business interests

He followed into the family business of Cribb & Foote, a major retailer in Ipswich.[1] Cribb was also a member of the board of the Ipswich Hospital, a director of the Ipswich Gas and Coke Company and the Queensland Woollen Mills, and a trustee of the Ipswich Grammar School.[2]

Like his parents, James was an active member of the Ipswich Congregational Church. One of the ambitious projects of the church was the establishment of a Sunday School to educate both adults and children. This required the construction of the large two-storey Congregational Sunday School (now known as the Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall and listed on the Queensland Heritage Register). James Clarke Cribb was appointed superintendent of the Sunday School and by 1895 had 429 scholars and fifty-one teachers under his supervision.[3]

Politics

James Cribb served the family company until 1904, when he was elected to the Bundamba Shire Council, serving a total of 19 years as a state parliamentarian. Cribb was also a member of the board of the Ipswich Hospital, a director of the Ipswich Gas and Coke Company and the Queensland Woollen Mills, a trustee of the Ipswich and superintendent of the Congregational Sunday School.[4]

On 6 May 1893, James Clarke Cribb was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Rosewood; he held that seat until 21 March 1896.[5]

On 18 March 1899, he was elected in the electoral district of Bundamba. He held that seat until 27 April 1912, when it became the electoral district of Bremer.[5] On 27 April 1912, he was elected in the electoral district of Bremer; he held that seat until 22 May 1915.[5] He served for a total of 19 years in the Queensland parliament.[4]

Later life

James Clarke Cribb died on 23 May 1926 at Ipswich[1] and was buried in the Ipswich General Cemetery.[6]

References
  1. "Cribb, James Clarke (1856–1926)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. "Former Members Bio - Queensland Parliament". www.parliament.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. "Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall (entry 600576)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. "Garowie (entry 600599)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. Ipswich General Anglican "A" Section — australiancemeteries.com Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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