Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819.
On 29 January 1819, Raffles together with Major William Faquhar and some sepoys rowed in a small boat to the mouth of Singapore River.
When they landed, Raffles and his entourage went to meet the Temenggong at his house.
He found present day Singapore. He was a prince of Palembang, who went exploring. So, technically, yes, he could be considered the founder of modern Singapore.
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LOL ok I just learnt this in history this year. Gonna see how much I can remember. XD anyway, it depends on what is your definition of 'founder'. Most of us would automatically think, Sir Stamford Raffles. But actually, his partner, William Farquhar, was the one who made Singapore flourish and prosper. He helped with the problems Singapore faced in her early years, whereas all Raffles did was to have the amazing foresight that Singapore would be a good trading port (that's why the two of them came to Singapore). Also, there is John Crawfurd, who signed some treaty of some sort, which allowed the British to have the whole of Singapore. All in all, there is no real 'founder', all of them - all of the people in the past had a part in building up singapore's past to the present. Yeah, so, hope I helped you in some sort. ~sorry if there's any typo/wrong info~ ^^
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I think that the founding of Singapore should not be based on just one of the three men: Stamford Raffles, William Farquhar or John Crawfurd. I think that the founding of Singapore should be credited to all the three men and all the others that helped them found Singapore. Raffles came up with the idea of turning Singapore into a successful trading port of the British, Farquhar helped develop Singapore and governed it through its early years, while Crawfurd helped to turn Singapore into a British colony so the British could fully enjoy the benefits the port could offer, such as increased autonomy to make decisions to get more revenue from Singapore as a trade port. Without any one of the three men, Singapore would not have become what it was today. It was the combined effort of these three men that turned Singapore into such a successful and popular port. Each of them had their own contribution to founding Singapore, and each of their contributions is valuable in its own way. Without even one of these men, Singapore would still be a sleepy fishing village. Without Raffles's vision that Singapore would someday be a successful port, Singapore would not have been developed by the British at all as it had no apparent potential at that time. Without Farquhar, Singapore would not have survived through its first difficult years as a new nation, and would have collapsed along with the British's dream of finding a viable trade port to facilitate trade between India and China. Without Crawfurd, Singapore would still be under Malay control, and the port might just have ended when Raffles passed on after firing Farquhar. In conclusion, I feel that these three men, and not forgetting all those that contributed to the founding of Singapore, should all be credited with the founding of Singapore and given the respect they deserve for completely redesigning Singapore and turning it from an obscure and sleepy fishing village to a bustling trade port.
Nils-Martin Crawfurd was born on 1983-08-19.
He found present day Singapore. He was a prince of Palembang, who went exploring. So, technically, yes, he could be considered the founder of modern Singapore.