What did Sir Stamford Raffles contribute to Singapore?

Answer 1

there was a harbour with deep waters for big ships to call at the port.there was plenty of fresh water so that ships could stop at the port for water before continuing their journeys and singapore was located along the main trade route between India and china.

Answer 2

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, was sent by the East India Company in search of a location along the trade route from India to China to form a colony which will serve as a British trading port. He found Singapore to be a perfect location and established the inhabited island into a metropolitan city today. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles was only in Singapore for a short period of 9 months. He was appointed a first the Lieutanenet-Governer of Java, before he was given the mission to search for a potential trading port. He stayed for a short while in Singapore before he left the administration work to William Farquhar, the first British resident of Singapore. He then came back and saw Singapore in a mess under Farquhar's leadership. He sacked Farquhar and spent about 7 months in Singapore to carry out his plans for the city. In 1823, Raffles left Singapore for Bencoolen, where he was to be appointed the Lieutanent-Governer. It was an order from the headquarters, and although he tried to decline, it was rejected. He spent about a few years there before he had to go back to England because of a severe disease. Since 1823, Raffles has never returned to Singapore.