Farquhar is the Founder of Singapore

Source A Farquhar’s letters to Raffles and the East India Company after Raffles dismissed him in 1823

I have done everything in my power to make Singapore prosperous. I established good relations and trade with our neighbours in the Malay Peninsula and other Southeast Asian kingdoms. I also achieved population growth and generated wealth and prosperity that is unrivalled … Singapore is a settlement formed at my suggestion and matured under my management.
Adapted from CE Wurtzburg, Raffles of the Eastern Isles, Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 669-670, 704-707.


Source B A historian’s view on Farquhar’s contributions in the signing of the Singapore Treaty.
The Temenggong, who knew and trusted Farquhar, readily accepted the advantage he would gain from allowing the British to found a settlement on Singapore island … Raffles, perhaps urged by Farquhar, who was familiar with the succession dispute, decided to recognize the rival elder claimant, Sultan Hussien for the British to be able set up a station in Singapore.
Adapted from Mary Turnbull, A History of Singapore 1819 – 1988, 2nd Edition, pp. 8 – 9.


Source C A description of policies implemented by Farquhar during his Residency
Farquhar encouraged all comers to settle in Singapore and by 1821, there were about 5000 inhabitants. Farquhar then had to administer this rapidly expanding settlement with a shoe-string budget and spent less on salaries in a year than Bencoolen did in a month. In May 1820, he imposed small port clearance charges and a tax-farming system to cover the costs against Raffles orders. With this revenue, he was able to start on a public works programme that boosted confidence among the traders. In May 1820, Farquhar established the first regular force.
Adapted from Mary Turnbull, A History of Singapore 1819 – 1988, 2nd Edition, pp. 13-16.