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Colonial official. Captain Francis Light (– 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia.
Mar 15, 2022 · ALOR SETAR: Francis Light tidak pernah mengaku membuka Pulau Pinang pada 1786, sebaliknya dakwaan itu dibuat penulis British bernama AF Stuart melalui bukunya yang bertajuk 'Founder of Penang' pada 1909. Aktivis sejarah, Mohd Herman Roslan, berkata masalah timbul apabila banyak pihak menggunakan penulisan terpesong dalam buku terbabit sehingga ...
May 3, 2023 · Introduction Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang in 1786, was the only man who could have secured the island for the British. Without his involvement Penang would not exist in the way we see it today. It was due to him, his deep knowledge of the area gathered from decades of trading, his fluency….
Aug 23, 2017 · Francis Light Memorial (17 April 2011) Francis Light Memorial is a monument on the grounds of the St George's Anglican Church at Farquhar Street, George Town. It commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Prince of Wales Island by Captain Francis Light. Prince of Wales Island was the name the Light gave to Penang, and the ...
The founding of Penang. Francis Light was born in the county of Suffolk, England, in 1740. After receiving a grammar school education he joined the Navy when he was nineteen and served as a midshipman during the later stages of the Seven Years War. When peace was made in 1763 he was discharged and had to seek other employment.
The Francis Light Memorial is a memorial about Francis Light in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The memorial, located underneath the dome, reads: "In memory of Francis Light ESQ who first established this island as an English settlement and was many years governor. Born in the county of Suffolk in England and died October 21st, 1794. In his ...
Francis Light, country trade, Kedah, Trengganu, Pulau Pinang, East India Company Introduction My topic is the role and place of a Caucasian ship's captain and latter day coun-try trader within the trading system of the Western Malay World towards the end of the 18th century. This topic interests me for four reasons: Firstly, there
