Brother Stamford Raffles

Member of:

Lodge Virtutis et Artis Amici, in Buitenzorg, Java, under the Grand Orient of the Netherlands.

British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811–1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822), best known for his founding of Singapore. He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire. He was also an amateur writer and wrote a book titled The History of Java (1817).