# John Crawfurd - Resident of Singapore

URL: https://allhistories.com/singapore/rulers/john-crawfurd
Reign: 1823 – 1826
Number in the list: 53
Dynasty: East India Company
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crawfurd

Second Resident; negotiated the 1824 Treaty with Sultan Hussein and the Temenggong. Start date given as 27 May or 9 June 1823.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [William Farquhar](https://allhistories.com/singapore/rulers/william-farquhar)
- Next in list: [Robert Fullerton](https://allhistories.com/singapore/rulers/robert-fullerton)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1823 - [Singapore Institution is founded](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1823-singapore-institution-is-founded)
- 1824 - [First census counts over 10,000 residents](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1824-first-census-counts-over-10-000-residents)
- 1824 - [Singapore Chronicle, the first newspaper, is published](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1824-singapore-chronicle-the-first-newspaper-is-published)
- 1824 - [Anglo-Dutch Treaty divides the Malay world](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1824-anglo-dutch-treaty-divides-the-malay-world)
- 1824 - [Crawfurd's treaty cedes the island to the East India Company](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1824-crawfurd-s-treaty-cedes-the-island-to-the-east-india-company)
- 1826 - [Straits Settlements are formed](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1826-straits-settlements-are-formed)
- 1826 - [The first Sultan Mosque is built in Kampong Glam](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1826-the-first-sultan-mosque-is-built-in-kampong-glam)