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Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (Jawi: سر تومس ستيمفرد ريفلس ; 6 Julai 1781 – 5 Julai 1826) ialah salah seorang yang menjumpai dan merekodkan Bunga Pakma bersama dengan Dr Joseph Arnold pada tahun 1816.
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles FRS FRAS (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British colonial official who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824.
Perjanjian antara Temenggung Abdul Rahman dan Stamford Raffles ini adalah merupakan persetujuan sementara dalam usaha Inggeris untuk menguasai Singapura kerana Temenggung itu tidak berhak menandatangani perjanjian sebenar.
His main belief was the importance of establishing a British free-trade port in Southeast Asia to facilitate connections between Britain's Indian colonies and its trade interests in China. Java's location was ideal, and Raffles was strongly in favour of Britain keeping the island as a colony.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) was a British administrator and orientalist, whose name is synonymous with the British founding of Singapore. Less known is his period in Southeast Asia as Lieutenant Governor of Java (1811–1816) and Bencoolen (1818–1824).
Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) was a British East India Company Official who collected material from Java (in present-day Indonesia) and other parts of Asia while working in the region between 1805–1824.
Aug 31, 2011 · The history of British involvement in Malaya goes back to 1786, when the East India Company established a trading post on Penang Island. Sir Stamford Raffles founded a British settlement on the island of Singapore in 1819 and by 1830 the British Straits Settlements also included Malacca.
