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Raffles
2007/07/01,01:00

Raffles 

Atleast to my knowledge, the 'then' British East India company officials are not very renowned. Raffles strikes me as an exception in the lot, who is regarded as the founder of Singapore.

On finding several symbols of tribute to Raffles in the Singapore city, I developed my interest to learn more about Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. I found useful information about him from http://www.answers.com/topic/sir-thomas-stamford-raffles . Thanks to them.

Raffles, while working as a colonial administrator of East India Company worked to abolish slavery in his tenure and came up with several reforms. He underwent several hardships including the death of his four children and a charge by East India company towards the end of his life. From reading about him in various sources in internet I could come to the conclusion that he was the visionary in seeing Singapore's potential as a port and one who worked with able men to make that vision a reality.

Some historians say that the credit of founding Singapore goes to Raffles, Farquhar and Crawfurd jointly as the later two worked to implement Raffles' dreams.

Anyhow, I find it to be interesting to learn that such a person existed in the olden days in the East India company.

Thanks to http://www.pbase.com for the picture.

Raffles

 
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