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Dato' Toh Ah Boon (; 1860 – 1 April 1932) was a Chinese community leader, and one of the biggest landlords in Johor Bahru of his time. He was born in Singapore but died in Johor Bahru's house in 90, Jalan Ibrahim, Johor Bahru.〔()〕 He was honored by Late Johor Sultan the SPMJ Dato and DPMJ Dato.〔()〕 He had seven sons and three daughters. ==Early life== Toh was the son of Toh Kim Swee, who died when he was still a child. He lived with his uncle who have a provision shop on Arab Street, Singapore. When he was 15 years old, he accompanied his uncle to Johor Bahru as his uncle started his business as a contractor. After his uncle died, he took over the business. Toh was successful in his business as he invested in the landed property and he also purchased a granite quarry at Pulau Nanas to supply granite to the Johor Government and the contractors of the public works in Singapore and Johor, which included the Mole in Singapore Harbour. Toh Ah Boon also involved in tapioca and rubber planting at Gunung Pulai and Jalan Skudai area. He retired in 1915 and his business was taken over and managed by his sons Toh Gim Seng and Toh Ah Moh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toh Ah Boon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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