Francis Light

British East India Company administrator and governor of the Straits Settlements

Francis Light was a British administrator and governor of the Straits Settlements. He played a key role in the founding of modern-day Malaysia. Light was born in 1740 in England and served in the British East India Company. He arrived in Penang in 1786 and was appointed as the governor of the Straits Settlements. During his tenure, he oversaw the development of the island and established trade relationships with the...