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Captain Francis Light ( c. 1740 – 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 .
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Francis Light (born c. 1740, Suffolk, Eng.—died Oct. 21, 1794, Penang Island [now in Malaysia]) was a British naval officer who was responsible for acquiring Penang (Pinang) Island in the Strait of Malacca as a British naval base.
Sep 7, 2012 · Posted on September 7, 2012. Pat Fama goes in search of the man that George Town must not forget; the illegitimate boy who grew up to single-handedly place Penang in the palm of the British hand, sealing its position in history forever. Without Captain Francis Light there would be no George Town, but his legacy is much more than just one city.
Francis Light. Kapten ' Francis Light (c.1740 – 21 Oktober 1794) ialah pengasas petempatan British di Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Beliau juga pengasas bandar George Town, Pulau Pinang pada tahun 1786. Kehidupan awal. Dia dilahirkan di Suffolk, England dan merupakan bekas kelasi Angkatan Laut Diraja British dari tahun 1759 hingga 1763.
Jun 19, 2012 · Francis Light’s grave is in the Old Protestant Cemetery in the former Northam Road (Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah); he died in 1794 from a bout of malaria. Francis Light’s lasting legacy, however, is Penang itself with George Town at its heart, a thriving and richly diverse multi-racial community that is the essence of today’s Malaysia.
Oct 15, 2022 · A statue of Captain Francis Light seen in George Town, Penang in the early 1980s. The book trilogy 'Penang Chronicles' by Rose Gan, now into its second volume, shines a light on the British ...
