Colonel William Light

Colonel William Light (1786 - 1839) was born in Kuala Kedah, Malaya in 1786, an illegitimate son of Captain Francis Light, the Governor of Penang, and Martina Rozells, the so-called "Princess of Kedah" of mixed Siamese-Portuguese descent. William Light portrait This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... William Light portrait This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Captain Francis Light (1740-1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786. ... State motto: no State motto Capital George Town Governor Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas Chief Minister Koh Tsu Khoon Area 1,056 km2 Population  - Estimated 1,400,000 State anthem Pulau Pinang State Anthem Penang (in Malay Pulau Pinang, Jawi:بينانج) is an island on the north-west coast... Map showing Kedah in Peninsular Malaysia Kedah (Jawi:قدح, pop. ... The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...

In 1835, Light was appointed Surveyor-General to the new colony of South Australia, where he laid out the street plan of the city of Adelaide which persists to this day. His role in founding and designing the South Australian capital is remembered as "Light's Vision", and commerated with a statue on Montefiore Hill pointing to the City of Adelaide (http://www.adelaide.sa.gov.au) below. Legend has it that this was the spot from which the Colonel chose the site for the city. Light's design for Adelaide is noted as one of the last great planned metropolises; the city's grid layout, interspaced by public squares, has made it an ideal modern city, able to cope with traffic, and the Adelaide Parklands that surround, provide a "city in a park" feel. 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Lights Vision, Montefiore Hill Adelaide, City of Squares The first surveyor-general of Adelaide, South Australia, Colonel William Light designed a layout and development programme for the city. ... The Adelaide Parklands are the parklands that surround the City of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. ...