My Reflection
I feel that the definition of a founder is somebody that founded the specific thing and develops it. In this case the thing we are talking about is Singapore. I believe that the founder of Singapore should be Sir Stanford Raffles. It is because he was the person who had spotted Singapore and developed it. He landed on Singapore on 28 January 1819 and saw that Singapore could become a good trading port despite Singapore being a small island covered with jungle and mangrove trees. Raffles saw the future of Singapore and brought Singapore to its feet, transforming Singapore from an obscure fishing village to a great sea port. Raffles was the one that looked for Temenggong and told him that the British wanted a trading settlement here. Raffles was also the one who met up with Tengku Hussein to obtain his permission to start the settlement. He signed the treaty on 6 February 1819 with Sultan Hussein which allowed the British to build a settlement in Singapore. Raffles fought hard to keep the settlement despite antagonizing the British government and the Dutch. He also tried to get the support of some important men. A historian, Constance Mary Turnbull said “Raffles, a man of extraordinary vision, but for whom Singapore would never have existed.” Some Hotels, schools and shopping centre example Raffles institution, are named after him, Sir Stanford Raffles to remember his contribution to this country.