Ralph Mayer Robey (8 January 1809 – 1 April 1864), often "Ralph Meyer Robey", was an English-born Australian politician and businessman.
He ran a store and ironmongery in Sydney from 1843, and gradually expanded his business over the subsequent years.
[1] He set up a sugar refinery in opposition to CSR at Oyster Cove (Waverton), which failed when credit was curtailed under controversial circumstances.
Financially embarrassed, Robey had to sell the enterprise to CSR at a loss, leading to dispute and litigation.
[2] He served on the Sydney City Council from 1846 to 1847 and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1858 to 1861 and from 1861 to his death at Longton in Staffordshire in 1864.