Original: Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 â "5 July 1826) was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore (now the city-state of the Republic of Singapore).
Simplified: Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (July 6, 1781 - July 5, 1826), also known as Stamford Raffles, was the founder of the city of Singapore, and is one of the most famous Britons who expanded the British Empire.