Seah Liang Seah (1850–1925) /on back: “Singapore 22nd February 1900 / To Mrs. S. Tomlinson with kind regards from S. Liang Seah 余連城”

Title
Seah Liang Seah (1850–1925) /on back: “Singapore 22nd February 1900 / To Mrs. S. Tomlinson with kind regards from S. Liang Seah 余連城”
Year/Period
around 1900
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 20.9 x 26.8 cm
Accession No.
2018-00019
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This photograph is a portrait of Seah Liang Seah. Printed on the card is the studio mark ‘G R Lambert & Co.’. Seah Liang Seah was a prominent leader of the Teochew community, one of the founding members of the Straits Chinese British Association, and successor to Whampoa on the Straits Legislative Council, to name but a few of his accomplishments. He was the son of the early Teochew leader Seah Eu Chin.