William A. Pickering
Deceased Person
1840 – 1907
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Who was William A. Pickering?
William A. Pickering was the first Protector appointed by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore. He was the first European official in Singapore who could speak fluent Mandarin and Hokkien and gained the trust of many of the Singapore Chinese. His efforts went a long way towards controlling the problems posed by the secret societies then. Pickering Street in Singapore's Chinatown is named after him.
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- Born
- 1840
- Also known as
- William Pickering
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Died
- 1907
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on July 23, 2013
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