Song Ong Siang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Song Ong Siang

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Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1871

Place of Birth: Singapore

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1941

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: Singapore

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.