Song Ong Siang
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 84 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 14,1871 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Singapore |
| Date of died | September 29,1941 |
| Died | Singapore |
| Resting place | Bidadari Cemetery |
| Books | One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore |
| Parents | Song Hoot Kiam |
| Founded | Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
| Place of burial | Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore |
| Education | Raffles Institution |
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| ID | 1775759 |
Song Ong Siang Life story
Sir Song Ong Siang KBE VD 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 Chinese with ancestry from Zhangzhou in Minnan region, and the first ever Asian in Singapore to be knighted.