Download or read book Raffles, 1781-1826 written by Sir Reginald Coupland and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore (now the city-state of the Republic of Singapore). He is often described as the "Father 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 a writer and wrote a book entitled History of Java (1817).