Francis Light
Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786.
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| Birth date | January 01, 1740 |
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| Date of death | October 25, 1794 |
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