
Song Ong Siang
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 83 years ago |
Date of birth | June 14,1871 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Singapore |
Date of died | September 29,1941 |
Died | Singapore |
Resting place | Bidadari Cemetery |
Books | One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore |
Parents | Song Hoot Kiam |
Founded | Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
Place of burial | Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore |
Education | Raffles Institution |
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ID | 1775759 |
Song Ong Siang Life story
Sir Song Ong Siang KBE VD was a lawyer and active citizen of the British Crown Colony of the Straits Settlements. He was an ethnic Hokkien as well as a third generation Hokkien Peranakan Baba Chinese with ancestry from Zhangzhou in Minnan region, and the first ever Asian in Singapore to be knighted.