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  2. Francis Light - Wikipedia

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    Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light , who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836.

  3. Statue of Francis Light - Wikipedia

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    The Francis Light statue is a memorial to Captain Francis Light (1740–1794), the founder of the British colony of Penang in 1786. It is situated in the grounds of Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

  4. List of governors of Penang - Wikipedia

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    Died in office. "The inscription to his memory at St. George's Church by a contemporary Penang Resident – Robert Scott – adds to the favourable impression made by the public records a warm testimony to his worth:- "In Memory of Francis light Esq. who first established this Island as an English Settlement, and was many years Governor. "[5]

  5. Francis Light Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Francis Light Memorial is a memorial about Francis Light in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The memorial, located underneath the dome, reads: "In memory of Francis Light ESQ who first established this island as an English settlement and was many years governor. Born in the county of Suffolk in England and died October 21st, 1794. In his ...

  6. Francis and the Lights - Wikipedia

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    Francis and the Lights is an American music project created by Francis Farewell Starlite. [1] The term "and the Lights" refers both to the lights on a stage and pixels on a computer screen. [ 2 ] Francis Farewell Starlite (born Abe Morre Katz-Milder, June 14, 1981) is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and dancer.

  7. Old Protestant Cemetery, George Town - Wikipedia

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    In this 1799 map of George Town by Sir Home Riggs Popham, the Old Protestant Cemetery is named the "Burying Ground", seen in the upper left (west) part of the map.. Northam Road Cemetery was the first cemetery to be consecrated after Captain Francis Light founded the Prince of Wales Island Settlement in 1786.

  8. Fort Cornwallis - Wikipedia

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    Captain Francis Light, R.N., took possession of Penang Island from the Sultan of Kedah in 1786 and built the original fort. It was a nibong (a Malay term meaning 'palm trunk') stockade with no permanent structures, covering an area of 417.6 square feet (38.80 m 2). The fort's purpose was to protect Penang from pirates and Kedah.

  9. Esplanade, Penang - Wikipedia

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    The Esplanade is the site on Penang Island where Captain Francis Light, a trader for the British East India Company, first landed on 17 July 1786.Having obtained the island for the British Empire, Light then ordered his ships to fire silver coins into the then forested area to entice immigrants to clear as much land as possible.