Who is the 'founder' of Singapore。。?

Have any ever been pondering over who is the founder of Singapore?

Some may consider William Farquhar as the founder of Singapore, as he was left to be in charge of Singapore when Raffles left after he had signed the treaty with Sultan Hussein. William Farquhar is the one who went through the first few years of hardship together with Singapore, indeed, he had played an important part in the initial stages of Singapore.

While others regard John Crawfurd as the founder of Singapore, as he is the one who signed the treaty in August 1824 which made Singapore a British possession. Under the treaty, the whole island was handed over to the British.

There could be several plausible answers to this question. However, I think that Stamford Raffles should be honoured as the founder of Singapore. Raffles was the one who signed the treaty on 6 February 1819 with Sultan Hussein which allowed the British to build a settlement in Singapore. Raffles also fought hard to keep his new settlement when the Dutch claimed that Singapore indirectly belonged to them, and he tried to get the support of important people in Britain to keep the island. If it wasn't for Raffles, Singapore would not be transformed from an obscure fishing village to a busy town full of new settlers. Hence, he is popularly regarded and honoured as the 'founder and architect of Singapore', whom had changed the future of Singapore.