Sir Stamford Raffles (jan 1, 1781 – jan 1, 1826)
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Lieutenant-Governor of Java“I have the happiness to release several millions of my fellow creatures from a state of bondage and arbitrary oppression. The revenues of Government, instead of being wrung by the grasping hand of an unfeeling tax-farmer from the savings of industry, will now come into the treasuries of Government direct and in proportion to the actual capacity of the country.”
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jan 1, 1781
jan 1, 1826
~ 45 years