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Jun 14, 1871 Singapore Died on 29 Sep 1941 (aged 70)
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About Song Ong Siang
- Sir Ong Siang Song, K.B.E., V.D., M.A., LL.M.
- (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Sòng Wàng Xiang;June 14, 1871 - Sep 29 1941) was a lawyer and active citizen of the British Crown Colony of the Straits Settlements.
- He was an ethnic Hokkien as well as a third generation Hokkien Peranakan Baba (Peranakan term for man) Chinese with ancestry from Zhangzhou in Minnan region, and the first ever Asian in Singapore to be knighted[1].
- Song was noted for his contributions to the development of the Singapore civil society, and was held in esteem throughout the Colony.
