https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339 Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2022-02-18 00:20:36 UTC 2022-02-20 10:17:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://lh6.ggpht.com/OB38LFzDzsQrpdsxkMNnBqJYKcUFF8PJw9Q4Ak0fNxc8atd6g9NPqQkMYwI=s1200 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2056986969 In 1844 , Gan Eng Seng was born to his parents in Melaka , Straits Settlements. He was of Hokkien Chinese Descent and the eldest son of 5 children in his family with two elder sisters.]]> 2022-02-20 04:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2056986969 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2056994420 When Gan Eng Seng was sixteen , his father Gang Tiang Tok passed on.]]> 2022-02-20 04:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2056994420 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057016274 In 1859 , Gan Eng Seng married his first wife , Ho Chwee Neo who inherited Gan's house on 87 Amoy Street after he died. Gan Eng Seng's first son Gan Tiang Tok headed Gan’s company after his death. He also was on the Gan Eng Seng Free School Board of Trustees.]]> 2022-02-20 05:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057016274 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057033137 After arriving in Singapore at the age of 16 , Gan Eng Seng was involved in a nutmeg business on a small scale. ]]> 2022-02-20 05:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057033137 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057051077 Gan Eng Seng joined Guthrie and Company as an apprentice in 1861 , a job offered by Thomas Scott a partner of Guthrie , and rose through the ranks from assistant storekeeper to chief storekeeper and finally, the company's chief comprador a position he held for 25 years. ]]> 2022-02-20 06:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057051077 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057054983  In 1885, a school was opened in some shophouses in Telok Ayer Street by Mr Gan Eng Seng to offer free education to the children of poor parents in the vicinity , as he was not granted to much access to education when he was young , he believed that every child deserved an education.]]> 2022-02-20 06:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057054983 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057071095 In 1889 , the government gave Anglo-Chinese Free School a new site at Telok Ayer Street , with the construction being funded by Gan Eng Seng himself.]]> 2022-02-20 07:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057071095 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057137706 In 1892 , Gan Eng Seng made a generous donation of a freehold property at Rochor to Tan Tock Seng hospital. ]]> 2022-02-20 09:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057137706 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057144419 On 9 September 1899 , Gan Eng Seng sadly passed away from Sepsis. The Sepsis was caused by a prick by a piece of iron on his thumb.]]> 2022-02-20 09:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057144419 chl03xy03 https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057169729 In 1923 , Anglo-Chinese Free School was renamed to Gan Eng Seng School in his honor. ]]> 2022-02-20 10:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chl03xy03/276j54hh76nuk339/wish/2057169729