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If you look closely, Kedah was leasing Penang to the British, as in Light was just renting Penang, which would kinda imply that it’s not entirely his – we’re gonna talk more about this later. Following the agreement, Light was named Superintendent of the Penang island.
Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836.
Jun 19, 2012 · On a mid-July evening in 1786, a small assembly of ships and boats gathered off Pulau Tikus on the north coast of Penang Island. The vessels carried an assortment of people whose descendants would contribute to Penang’s distinctive cosmopolitan character in the two centuries to follow.
In the book, Malaya’s First British Pioneer: The Life of Francis Light, HP Clodd wrote that Light “co-habited” with Rozells at least 22 years before his death in 1794 — as pointed out by historian Ooi Kee Beng in an article.
Feb 13, 2024 · TWO LATEST historical narratives on colonial Penang reveal interesting facets of its British pioneer Francis Light and how the state's traditional capital of George Town was initially a thriving fertile land for agriculture, including crops like padi and rubber.
Jun 7, 2019 · Francis Light is Penang's most famous historical figure having established the British colony in 1786. From the age of 19 Light worked first as a midshipman in the navy and then as a trader attached to the East India Company based in Phuket.
Nov 26, 2021 · Backed by extensive research and a strong fascination of Martinha Rozells, Gan – a British national now based in Kuala Lumpur – weaves a rich tale of a charming, ambitious and, often times, lucky Francis Light.
