The site of Suffolk House was originally the location of Captain Francis Light's residence from 1786 to 1794. ( He founded Penang Island for the British East India Company). The present Georgian Mansion which has been beautifully restored, was built between 1808 & 1811, to house a certain William Edward Phillips, who became Governer of Prince of Wales Island ( Penang Island) from 1820 to 1824. Times of Malaya cir. 1800s
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