Tan Lo Heong

Tan Lo Heong (陈罗雄，1881- 22 August 1936) J.P., was a 20th-century Penang and Parit Buntar, Perak businessman.

Early life

Mr. Tan J.P. was born in Province Wellesley, Penang. He had three sons, as Tan Swee Chin, Tan Swee Teong and Tan Swee Gnee. Mr.Tan J. P. also had three daughters-in-law and more than fourteen grandchildren. He started rubber planting in 1899 and commenced a mining career in 1923. He was a founder of Kwang Hee Rice Mill at Parit Buntur, now belonging to the F.M.S. Government.

Career

In 1907, Mr Tan J.P. and his father Mr Tan Weng Cheang went to Penang to meet with Rev. G.F. Pykett in Anglo-Chinese School, Penang to find a teacher to teach English to their children and grandchildren. A teacher named Mr. Jasudason has been sent by the Rev. GF Pykett and on July 1, 1907 a school was set up in a room on the top floor of a building in Jalan Sungai, Parit Buntar. This is the beginning of Met Original Septette Resizedhodist School (ACS), Parit Buntar with a total of 7 students. The school is a first English school in Kerian. (Name of Anglo Chinese School (ACS) was chosen as the school's first name as the English used as the main medium that plays a key role in the initial stages, and his students came from the Chinese). Five of the seven students were from Tan family, as Tan Lo Tee, Tan Swee Teong, Tan Swee Chin, Tan Swee Gnee and Tan Phock Kee. Then, he also was create a Chinese school,as Sin Hwa Primary School with a group of members at Parit Buntur, Perak. Mr Tan J.P. was a vice prime minister of Penang Teochew Association on 1934-1936. He also create Han Chiang School with the leadership of Penang Teochew Association. He also gave $200 to create the Queen Victoria Memorial, Penang. In mid-1925, Mr Tan was appointed to the "Commission of the Peace, Penang."

His appointment was effected through a notice in the Government Gazette Extraordinary issued on 4 June 1925. Appointed Justices of the Peace together with him were, from Penang, Ernest Edward Deacon, Dr. Koh Lip Teng, Dr. Albert Stanley McKern, John Mathewson Milne, A. R. K. Muthiya Chettiar, Hugh Scott Russell, and Cheah Tek Thye.

Death and legacy

Mr.Tan J.P. died on 22 August 1936, at his home in Anson Road, George Town, Penang, later interred at the Cheah Cemetery at Mount Erskine.

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