Birth Name: Benjamin Henry Sheares
Date of Birth: 12 August, 1907
Place of Birth: Straits Settlements (now Singapore)
Date of Death: 12 May, 1981
Place of Death: Singapore
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Chinese, Spanish (mother)
Benjamin Sheares was a Singaporean politician and professor. He served as the second President of Singapore, from 2 January, 1971 until his death on 12 May, 1981.
Benjamin’s father, Edwin Henry Sheares, was a technical supervisor of the Public Works Department, and was raised in India. Edwin later migrated to Penang and married Benjamin’s mother, Singapore-born Lilian Jane (Gómez), who was of Chinese Singaporean and Spanish descent.
Benjamin was married to Yeo Seh Geok.
Benjamin’s paternal grandparents were Charles Sheares (the son of Charles Burley Sheares and Anne Horse) and Margaret Mealey (the daughter of William Mealey and Susan Reynolds). Susan was the daughter of English immigrant Thomas Reynolds, of Bishopstoke, Hampshire, and of Domingo Chander.
Sources: Genealogy of Benjamin’s father – https://www.myheritage.com
Marriage record of Benjamin’s paternal grandparents, Charles Sheares and Margaret Mealey – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Benjamin’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Thomas Reynolds and Domingo Chander – https://familysearch.org