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Happy Birthday, Singapore!

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) was a remarkable example of how a career in the East India Company could lead to wealth and status for the able, regardless of birth and lack of connections. Beginning as a clerk, aged 14, he … Continue reading →

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