GIBBS, SAMUEL (1817-85) came to Canterbury in 1855 and a few years later moved to Otago, where he farmed a property at Taieri. He settled in Oamaru about 1860 and took a leading part in local government, being for many years a member of the borough council and three years mayor. He was a director of several companies. Gibbs died on 21 Dec 1885.

North Otago Times, 22 Dec 1885.

Reference: Volume 1, page 163

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