Seah Tee Heng

Kapitan Cina Seah Tee Heng
佘泰兴甲
Members to the Council of State of Johor
Kapitan Cina of Johor
In office 1869–1884
Preceded by	Kapitan Tan Cheng Hung
Succeeded by	Major Tan Hiok Nee (as Major Cina)
Constituency	Johor
Personal details
Died	1884
Children	Seah Leng Chye
Residence	Johor Bahru Malaysia
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	佘泰興甲
Simplified Chinese	佘泰兴甲
Hanyu Pinyin	Shé Tàixìng Jia
Hokkien POJ	Siâ Thàihing Kap

Kapitan Cina Seah Tee Heng (佘泰兴甲; ? – 1884), also known as Seah Tai Heng, was one of two Chinese members to the Council of State with Tan Hiok Nee. In about 1871, he appointed as third Kapitan China of Johor after Kapitan Tan Kee Soon and Kapitan Tan Cheng Hung. [1] He held the kangchu concession for Sekudai Ulu and had a gambier and pepper firm in Johor Bahru. The road starting from Istana Besar to Johor Bahru General Hospital formerly known as Jalan Tai Heng, named after him. But after the 1970s, this road has been renamed as Jalan Tun Dr Ismail and Jalan Abu Bakar.

He is the father of Seah Leng Chye.

References

• http://www.jb-tionghua.org.my/%E6%88%90%E7%AB%8B%E7%AE%80%E5%8F%B2/q?cid=12&doit=showclass
• Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore, 1784–1885, p. 114, at Google Books