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Kiong Kong Tuan

1790 – 1854

Singaporean businessman

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Lived 1790 – 1854 (aged 63–64). Kiong Kong Tuan was a Malaysian.

Kiong Kong Tuan (; 1790–1854) was a Chinese merchant from Penang. He was a merchant in Penang before establishing himself in Singapore. Kiong Kong Tuan held the revenue farms for opium in the 1830s, and also for spirits. He had a spirit factory at Pearl's Hill, and the site was known among the Chinese as Chiu-long-san ("Spirit Factory Hill"). He was known to have held the opium and spirit farms in 1848, and was the last opium farmer in Singapore. He was also involved in coffee and real estate. In the 1840s he had of coffee planted near Jurong.

Kiong married a daughter of Choa Chong Long, by whom he had an only son, Kiong Seok Wee, and several daughters, one of whom became the wife of Wee Bin of the steamship firm Wee Bin & Co. He died at the age of 64 on 16 January 1854.

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1790, Penang
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Who was Kiong Kong Tuan?

Singaporean businessman

When was Kiong Kong Tuan born?

Kiong Kong Tuan was born in 1790 in Penang.

When did Kiong Kong Tuan die?

Kiong Kong Tuan died on 16 January 1854.

What nationality was Kiong Kong Tuan?

Kiong Kong Tuan was Malaysian.

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· Wikipedia: Kiong Kong Tuan

· Wikidata: Q6414511

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