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     Tourists: Founding of Singapore

This bust of Sir Stamford Raffles resides in the Raffles Hotel

         Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore on 29 Jan 1819 to establish a trading factory. In all, he came to the island three times: 

  First visit: 29 Jan - 7 Feb 1819. 

  Arranged for an agreement to be reached between Sultan Hussein and him to set up the trading factory. The trading factory was established on 6 Feb 1819. Lieutenant Colonel William Farquhar was appointed the first Resident. 

  Second visit: 31 May - 28 Jun 1819.

  Came up with a plan to divide the island into communal areas, called "campongs" with the Europeans occupying the Beach Road area, the Chinese south of the Singapore River and the Malays further up the river.

  Last visit: 10 Oct 1822 - 9 June 1823.

  Issued his Instructions of 4 Nov 1822 in which he proposed the building of a commercial centre south of the river.

  There were conflicting claims by the Dutch to islands in the region and in Mar 1824, the Treaty of London was signed wherein the Dutch took control of Java and Sumatra and the British gained control of the Malay Peninsula (now Malaysia) and Singapore.

  In Dec 1826, the three settlements of Penang, Malaya and Singapore were governed by a central governor based in Penang at first, and in Singapore after 1832.

  Picture of Landing Site - other busts

 

This bust of Sir Stamford Raffles resides in the Singapore History Museum in Stamford Road