▁Baron et ▁( 1 7 3 1 – 1 8 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁plan ter ▁in ▁Barb ados . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁books ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁slaves ▁and ▁sugar ▁est ates . ▁He ▁cha ired ▁the ▁West ▁India ▁Plan ters ' ▁and ▁Trad ers ' ▁Association . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Samuel ▁Os bor ne - G ib bes , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et ▁ ▁Sir ▁Samuel ▁Os bor ne - G ib bes , ▁Second ▁Baron et ▁( 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Army ▁officer , ▁Fre em ason , ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁and ▁politician . ▁Born ▁in ▁England , ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁sugar ▁plant ation ▁on ▁Barb ados . ▁After ▁his ▁parents ' ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁an ▁uncle ▁in ▁England . ▁After ▁some ▁military ▁service , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁sugar ▁plant ation ▁in ▁Barb ados , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁sla very ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁but ▁left ▁his ▁home ▁country ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁for ▁Sydney ▁in ▁Australia , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Gib bes . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life .