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Also Known As Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Born July 6, 1781 • Caribbean Sea • Jamaica
Died July 5, 1826 (aged 44) • London • England
Title / Office governor (1818-1823), Bengkulu • governor (1811-1816), Java
Founder Singapore

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