Francis James Bernard
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Francis James Bernard
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Francis James Bernard was the first police chief of the Police Force in Singapore and the founder of the Singapore Chronicle, the first newspaper in Singapore. Bernard was appointed as the first Master Attendant when Singapore became a trading port in February 1819. In addition to advising the governor on nautical matters, he was responsible for the control of shipping lying in the roadstead. He was succeeded by William Lawrence Flint, the brother-in-law to Sir Stamford Raffles, in April 1820. T
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Singapore Police Chief
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2023-10-06T07:40:00Z
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