Sir Tan Cheng Lock Tan at the presentation of the Knight Commander of the British Empire in Singapore in 1952
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Sir Tan Cheng Lock (left) receiving the Knight Commander of the British Empire (1952) from Sir Gerald Templer (right), British High Commissioner in Malaya (1952-1954), in Singapore in 1952. He was Member of the Municipal Commission of Malacca (1912-1922); Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council (1923) and the Executive Council (1933-1935) of the Straits Settlements; and the first President of the Malayan Chinese Association (1949-1958). He appointed a Justice of the Peace for Malacca (Aug 1912); and later awarded the title Commander of the British Empire (1933). In 1958, he received the title 'Tun' by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong.