Tan Kheam Hock

Tan Kheam Hock (; 18 June 1862 – 21 April 1922) was a Singaporean politician and businessman. He was a member of the Municipal Commission of Singapore and several other organisations and a director of various companies.

Early life and education Tan was born in Penang on 18 June 1862. His father was Tan Teng Pong, a prominent and wealthy merchant. He attended the Penang Free School.

Career After graduating from the Penang Free School, he was employed at the Penang branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, London and China. After spending eight years at the bank, he moved to Kolkata, where he established a produce business. After spending two years there, he moved to Singapore in 1889 and joined the syndicate which monopolised spirit and opium farms until 1906. In the 1890s, he translated various Chinese works into Baba Malay. In 1910, he was made a member of the Municipal Commission of Singapore, and advocated for the establishment of Bukit Brown Cemetery. In 1912, he was made a Justice of the Peace. He was the chairman of the Eastern United Assurance Co. Ltd.. He was a committee or council member of the Chinese Advisory Board, the Singapore Po Leung Kuk, the Straits Chinese British Association, and the King Edward VII College of Medicine. He was buried in the Alexandra Road Cemetery. His remains were later re-interred at the Bukit Brown Cemetery.

Kheam Hock Road was named after him.