website predecessor successor children birth_place religion imagesize office primeminister native_name birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.istana.gov.sg/formerpresidents/benjaminsheares www.istana.gov.sg -rsb- yusof ishak devan nair constance edwin chin-hwee joseph straits settlements christianity 122 px president of singapore lee kuan yew -lrb- 1959 -- 1990 -rrb- 本杰明 · 亨利 · 薛尔思 12 august 1907 2nd 2 january 1971 benjamin h sheares.jpg benjamin sheares
 12 may 1981 benjamin henry sheares physician
benjamin sheares

benjamin henry sheares , gcb , -lrb- 12 august 1907 -- 12 may 1981 -rrb- , was the second president of singapore .
the benjamin sheares bridge was named after him .
