Table of Contents
- 1 Where did Stamford Raffles land?
- 2 What did Raffles found in 1819?
- 3 How Sir Stamford Raffles found Singapore?
- 4 How long did Raffles stay in Singapore?
- 5 Where did Raffles come from?
- 6 Who owns Raffles in Singapore?
- 7 Where did Raffles land on St John’s Island?
- 8 Where was the Raffles house in Penang located?
- 9 When was Stamford Raffles born and when did he die?
Where did Stamford Raffles land?
Singapore
Raffles’s Landing Site is the location where tradition holds that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in on 28 January 1819. The site is located at Boat Quay within the Civic District, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore’s central business district.
What did Raffles found in 1819?
Sir Stamford Raffles, in full Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, (born July 6, 1781, at sea, off Port Morant, Jam. —died July 5, 1826, London, Eng.), British East Indian administrator and founder of the port city of Singapore (1819), who was largely responsible for the creation of Britain’s Far Eastern empire.
When Sir Stamford Raffles arrived in Singapore what he did?
Besides signing the treaty with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor on 6 February 1819 that gave the British East India Company the right to set up a trading post in Singapore, Raffles made several other contributions that helped establish Singapore as a thriving settlement.
How Sir Stamford Raffles found Singapore?
Raffles’ expedition officially landed in Singapore on 29 January 1819, although he landed at the southern outskirts on St John’s Island a day before. Raffles found a Malay settlement at the mouth of the river, which was then headed by a Temenggong (governor) for the Sultan of Johor, Tengku Abdul Rahman.
How long did Raffles stay in Singapore?
His longest tenure in Singapore was only eight months, but he was considered the founder of Singapore nevertheless.
What is the name of the ship Raffles sailed on from Penang to Singapore in 1819?
Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore on 28 January 1819. Travelling on the Indiana with a squadron that included the schooner Enterprise, he anchored at St John’s Island at 4.00 pm on 28 January 1819 and met with Temenggong Abdul Rahman.
Where did Raffles come from?
Stamford Raffles
| The Honourable Sir Stamford Raffles FRS | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles5 July 1781 on board the ship Ann, off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica |
| Died | 5 July 1826 (aged 45) Highwood House, Highwood Hill, Middlesex, England |
| Cause of death | Brain tumour |
Who owns Raffles in Singapore?
Katara Hospitality
Raffles Singapore/Owners
Who owns Raffles Perth?
Perth’s historic Raffles Hotel has changed hands. Computershare founder Chris Morris has bought the heritage-listed restaurant, bar and bottle shop from Perth restaurateur Ian Love in what is believed to be a multi-million-dollar deal, as flagged by thewest.com.au.
Where did Raffles land on St John’s Island?
Travelling on the Indiana with a squadron that included the schooner Enterprise, he anchored at St John’s Island at 4.00 pm on 28 January 1819 and met with Temenggong Abdul Rahman.1 The site on the Singapore mainland where Raffles landed is today marked with the statue of Raffles, which is located by the Singapore River behind Parliament House.2
Where was the Raffles house in Penang located?
This was the building known as Raffles House in Penang, along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah/Northam Road. Notice the five 19th Century Doric order columns. It stood on the site of Stamford Raffles’ house, which was damaged in a fire in 1901. It was rebuilt or reconstructed in 1903 and opened as a hotel. (See timeline further below.)
When did Stamford Raffles set up trading post in Singapore?
On 6 February 1819, Stamford Raffles, Temenggong Abdu’r Rahman and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor signed a treaty that gave the British East India Company (EIC) the right to set up a trading post in Singapore.
When was Stamford Raffles born and when did he die?
Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was born in 6 July 1781 on the ship Ann off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, to Captain Benjamin Raffles (b. 1739, London–d. 23 November 1811, Deptford) and Anne Raffles (née Lyde) (b. 1755–d. 8 February 1824, London).