1951 in Singapore

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See also:	Other events of 1951 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1951 in the Colony of Singapore .

Incumbents

• Governor: Sir Franklin Gimson
• Colonial Secretary: Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe

Events

April

• 10 April – The 1951 Singaporean general election is held. ^[1]

September

• 22 September – Singapore is proclaimed a City of the British Commonwealth by a royal charter issued by King George VI. ^[2]

December

• 1 December – The 1951 Singapore City Council election is held. ^[3]

Births

• 2 August – Chin Tet Yung, former PAP MP for Sembawang GRC
• Cheo Chai Chen, former SDP MP for Nee Soon Central SMC

Deaths

• 8 January – Pang Cheng Yean, director of the United Chinese Bank Ltd and Batu Pahat Bank Ltd and father-in-law of Lim Kim San (b. 1889). ^[4]
• 9 February – Harold Wolskel, former Municipal Commissioner of the Singapore Municipal Commission (b. 1871). ^[5]
• 14 July – Andrew Caldecott, 17th Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements (b. 1884). ^[6]
• 11 October – William G. Stirling, former Assistant Protector of the Chinese in Singapore (b. 1887). ^[7]
• 13 December – Laurence Guillemard, 18th Governor of the Straits Settlements (b. 1862). ^[8]

See also

• List of years in Singapore
• City of Singapore (historical entity)
• City Council of Singapore

References

1. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. "Singapore is conferred city status". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
3. "Singapore City Council Election 1951". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
4. "DEATH". NewspaperSG . 9 January 1951. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
5. "Death Of Mr. H. Wolskel". NewspaperSG . 13 February 1951. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
6. "SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT DIES". NewspaperSG . 15 July 1951. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
7. "W.G. Stirling". www.bobforrestweb.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
8. "Laurence Nunns Guillemard". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 12 July 2025.