Thomas Stamford Raffles

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British colonial administrator author human politician

Thomas Stamford Raffles was a British colonial administrator best known as the founder of modern Singapore and a key figure in expanding British influence in Southeast Asia.

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instanceOf British colonial administrator →
author →
human →
politician →
associatedWith Bencoolen →
British Malaya →
Java →
Singapore →
birthDate 1781-07-06 →
birthPlace off the coast of Jamaica →
on the ship Ann →
burialPlace St. Mary’s Church, Hendon →
causeOfDeath apoplexy →
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain →
date 1819-01-29 →
deathDate 1826-07-05 →
deathPlace London →
employer British East India Company →
event established a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 →
familyName Raffles →
fieldOfWork Southeast Asian studies →
colonial administration →
natural history →
founded modern Singapore →
fullName Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles →
givenName Stamford →
Thomas →
hasMonument Raffles Statue at Boat Quay, Singapore →
Raffles Statue at Victoria Theatre, Singapore →
honorificPrefix Sir →
influenced British colonial policy in Southeast Asia →
knownFor Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen →
Lieutenant-Governor of Java →
expansion of British influence in Southeast Asia →
founder of modern Singapore →
memberOf British East India Company →
notableWork The History of Java →
occupation colonial administrator →
naturalist →
writer →
positionHeld Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen →
Lieutenant-Governor of Java →
founder of Singapore settlement →
publicationDate 1817 →
religion Protestantism →
signed Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor →
Treaty of 1819 with Temenggong Abdul Rahman →
spouse Olivia Mariamne Devenish →
Sophia Hull →
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Borobudur Temple →
EuropeanRediscoveryLeader
Thomas Stamford Raffles ("Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles") →
fullName
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies →
positionHeldBy
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