Lady Raffles (other)

	Lady Raffles (other) Lady Raffles may refer to: People * Olivia Mariamne Devenish, the first wife of Sir Stamford Raffles Sophia Hull, the writer and the second wife of Sir Stamford Raffles Other uses ''Lady Raffles'' (film), a 1928 American silent film ''Lady Raffles'', a ship from London in 1817, which Sir Stamford Raffles, his wife Sophia and 30 others traveled on board from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, to Bencoolen, Jakarta See also Raffles (other) Raffles may refer to: Things associated with Singapore Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore Raffles Hotel in Singapore Raffles Place, the centre of the Financial District of Singapore Raffles Library and Museum, original institution tha ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Olivia Mariamne Devenish Olivia Mariamne Devenish (16 February 1771 – 26 November 1814) was the wife of Sir Stamford Raffles, vice governor of Java (1811–1816) from 1805 to 1814. A monument was erected to her memory in the botanical garden of Buitenzorg (Bogor). Biography Olivia Mariamne Devenish was born on 16 February 1771 in Madras Presidency, India. The daughter of George or Godfrey Devenish, she was raised in Ireland. Olivia was married in Madras in 1793 to Jacob Cassivelaun Fancourt, who died in 1800, and in 1805 in London to Thomas Stamford Raffles. It was commonly said that her second husband, Raffles, was helped in his career through her relationship with his superior. While Stamford Raffles was governor on Java, she introduced many social reforms in her capacity as first lady, which set the standard for the rest of the century. She showed herself by the side of her husband at official occasions, such as visits to the native rulers, and held receptions for people of all sexes and ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sophia Hull Sophia, Lady Raffles ( Hull; 5 May 1786 – 12 December 1858) was the second wife of Stamford Raffles, Sir Stamford Raffles, who was a botanist and known as the Founding years of modern Singapore, founder of modern Singapore. Early life Sophia Hull was born in Millman Street, London, England, the daughter of James Watson Hull and his wife Sophia (née Hollamby). She met Stamford Raffles in 1816 in the United Kingdom, 1816 in Cheltenham, where she lived, and married him on 22 February 1817 in the United Kingdom, 1817. She was aged thirty, her husband five years older. Sophia, Lady Raffles Stamford Raffles, Sir Stamford Raffles had previously been married in 1804 to Olivia Mariamne Devenish, a widow who was ten years older than him. Olivia had died in West Java, Dutch East Indies, in 1814; his grief at her death was such that he erected a memorial to her which still stands at the Taman Prasasti Museum, a former cemetery, in Jakarta, Indonesia. There were no surviving children fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lady Raffles (film) ''Lady Raffles'' is a 1928 American silent comedy crime film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Estelle Taylor, Roland Drew and Lilyan Tashman. Cast * Estelle Taylor as Lady Raffles * Roland Drew as Warren Blake * Lilyan Tashman as Lillian * Ernest Hilliard as Dick * Winifred Landis as Mrs. Blake Preservation and status A complete copy is held at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o .... References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1928 films 1920s crime comedy films Films directed by Roy William Neill American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films American silent feature films 1928 comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Stamford Raffles Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British Colonial Office, colonial official who served as the List of governors of the Dutch East Indies, governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. Raffles was involved in Invasion of Java (1811), the capture of the Dutch East Indies, Indonesian island of Java from the French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies#French interregnum 1806–1811, Dutch during the Napoleonic Wars. It was returned under the Anglo–Dutch Treaty of 1824. He also wrote ''The History of Java (1817 book), The History of Java'' in 1817, describing the history of the island from ancient times. The ''Rafflesia'' flowers were named after him. Raffles also played a role in further establishing the British Empire's reach in East Asia, East and Southeast Asia. He secured control over the strategically located Singapore from local rulers in 1819 to secure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]