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Seow Poh Leng
Born
1883 (1883)
Died
1942(1942-00-00) (aged 58–59)
Occupation
Banker
Spouse(s)
Lilian Tan Lark Neo (alias Lilian Tan Luck Neo), Polly Tan Poh Li
Polly Tan Poh Li
(m. 1920)
Children
5
Parent
Seow Chye Watt (father)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Seow.
Seow Poh Leng
Traditional Chinese
蕭保齡
Simplified Chinese
萧保龄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiāo Bǎo Líng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Siau Pó-lêng
Seow Poh Leng (1883 - 1942) one of the first few Peranakan Babas[1] at Emerald Hill,[2] was a prominent and successful Singaporean banker, founding member of the Ho Hong Bank, member of the committee of the Straits Settlement (Settlement of Singapore),[3] philanthropist and benefactor of public development works. He was a strong advocate of limited liability trading and promoted the advantages of the Limited Liability Company system.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
^Reconstructing identities: a social history of the Babas in Singapore - Page 327 - by Jürgen Rudolph - History - 1998
^Historic buildings of Singapore by Edwin Lee, Singapore. Preservation of Monuments Board, 1990, ISBN 9971-88-224-8, ISBN 978-9971-88-224-2
^British Malaya By Association of British Malaya Published by Newton & company, 1928 Item notes: v.2 1927-1928; p. 60
^One hundred years' history of the Chinese in Singapore - Page 474 - by Ong Siang Song - Social Science – 1923/1985
^Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Page 120 - by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Malaysian Branch, Singapore - History - 1953
^Emerald Hill, the story of a street in words and pictures - Page 23 - by Kip Lin Lee, National Museum (Singapore - Architecture) - 1984
^Building bridges, carving niches: an enduring legacy - Page 10 - by Grace Loh, Chor Boon Goh, Teng Lang Tan - Business & Economics - 2000
^Seaports of the Far East: historical and descriptive, commercial and ... by Allister Macmillan - 1925
^Readings in Malayan economics by Thomas Henry Silcock - 1961
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