Thomas Bridson Cribb (1 December 1845 – 4 September 1913) was a politician in

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, Australia. He was a

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and the

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Early life

Thomas Bridson Cribb was born on 1 December 1845 in London, England, the son of

Benjamin Cribb 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 Asse ...

and his wife Elizabeth (née Bridson). He immigrated with his parents on the ''Chaseley'' arriving in

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in May 1849. He was educated privately and was one of the foundation scholars at

Ipswich Boys' Grammar School , motto_translation = Work and Honour , address = Darling Street , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , postcode = 4305 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, single-sex, day & boa ...

. He was a partner in the family retail business,

Cribb & Foote Cribb & Foote was a department store in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, that existed from 1849 until 1985. It was renamed Reid's department store in 1977. Early history Ipswich businessman, Benjamin Cribb opened a drapery store in 1849 and e ...

Thomas Bridson Cribb and Marion Lucy nee Foote on their wedding day June 1874

On 3 June 1874, he married Marian Lucy Foote, daughter of

John Clarke Foote John Clarke Foote (1822–1895) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life John Clarke Foote was born on 10 July 1822 in Calne, Wiltshire, England, the son of Joseph Foote (a ha ...

(his father's business partner in Cribb & Foote). The Cribb and Foote families were active in Queensland politics, with Thomas's father

, his uncle

Robert Cribb 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 Queensla ...

, his brother

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. Early life James Clarke Cribb was born 4 October 1856 at Ipswich, the son of Benjamin Cribb (a ...

, his wife's father

and his wife's uncle

James Foote James Foote (1829 - 1895) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a mayor of the Borough of Ipswich. Early life James Foote was born on 2 March 1829 in either Frampton Cotterell, G ...

all member of the

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Politics

Cribb was appointed to the

on 23 May 1893. Although a lifetime appointment, he resigned on 13 March 1896 to stand for election for the Legislative Assembly in the 1896 election. As a Ministerialist, Cribb represented the

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in the

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from 21 March 1896, holding the seat through the 1899 and 1902 elections. From 1 February 1902 to 17 September 1903, he served as the

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. As Treasurer, he introduced

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in Queensland in December 1902 with the ''Income Tax Act 1902''. The tax was very unpopular, leading to Cribb being defeated in the 1904 election on 27 August by

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candidate

William Ryott Maughan William John Ryott Maughan (8 January 1863 – 10 April 1933) was an England, English-born politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Australian Senator. Early life William Ryott Maugh ...

. Cribb contested Ipswich again in the 1907 election but was unsuccessful. Cribb was re-appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 14 June 1913, but he was already suffering ill-health and died 3 months later on 4 September 1913.

Later life

Cribb died on 4 September 1913 at his residence at

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, Queensland, following an illness of some duration. His funeral was conducted at his home town of

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

and proceeded to the

Ipswich General Cemetery The Ipswich General Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is the second oldest cemetery in Queensland. It is owned by Ipswich City Council, but the council have outsourced the day-to-day operations to a private c ...

.Congregational B Section
— Australian Cemeteries. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cribb, Thomas Bridson Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Members of the Queensland Legislative Council 1845 births 1913 deaths Burials at Ipswich General Cemetery Pre-Separation Queensland