Seah Tee Heng

Seah Tee Heng, also known as Seah Tai Heng, he 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. He held the kangchu concession for Sekudai Ulu and had a gambier and pepper firm in Johor Bahru. Kangchu literally means ‘lord of the river’, and was the title given to the Chinese headmen of the river settlements in Johor.