Tan Beng Wan 陳明遠
光緒拾八年壬辰季春月吉旦 1892 Lunar 3rd month
This photograph shows Tan Beng Wan (1851-1891) wearing traditional Han Chinese dress of a jacket (magua) and long robe (changpao). He poses in what is likely to be a photographic studio, leaning against a draped balustrade. Tan Beng Wan was the eldest son of Tan Kim Tian, with whom he founded Tan Kim Tian and Son Steamship Company in 1871. The firm was one of the first in Singapore to buy and build ships. He also served as Municipal Commissioner from 1888 until his death. This photograph came from the collection of Botan House, the ancestral home built by Tan Kim Tian.
光緒拾八年壬辰季春月吉旦 1892 Lunar 3rd month
皇淸誥授奉政大夫諡敏惠陳公
孝男 Sons
禎美 Tan Cheng Bee
禎祥 Tan Cheng Siang
孝女 Daughter
甘娘 Tan Kam Neo (died 12 Oct, 1931, buried in Bukit Brown)
仝立石
Photograph of Tan Beng Wan in plain frame
This photograph shows Tan Beng Wan (1851-1891) wearing traditional Han Chinese dress of a jacket (magua) and long robe (changpao). He poses in what is likely to be a photographic studio, leaning against a draped balustrade. Tan Beng Wan was the eldest son of Tan Kim Tian, with whom he founded Tan Kim Tian and Son Steamship Company in 1871. The firm was one of the first in Singapore to buy and build ships. He also served as Municipal Commissioner from 1888 until his death. This photograph came from the collection of Botan House, the ancestral home built by Tan Kim Tian.
Taken from :
The Late Mr. Tan Beng Wan.
Straits Times Weekly Issue, 30 December 1891, Page 7
THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. TAN BENG WAN.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 11 January 1892, Page 3
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