Scattered Legacy

Family Name: Lowe
Given Name: Kong Meng
Gender: Male
Chinese Name:
Birth Year: 1831
Death Year: 1888
Place Of Birth: Penang
Place Of Residence: Melbourne
Region: Melbourne
Occupation: Merchant

Lowe Kong Meng (1831-1888), merchant and Chinese community leader, was born as a British subject in Penang, son of Lowe A Quee, merchant, and his wife Chew Tay. His forbears were natives of Sze Yap near Canton. He was educated at a high school in Penang and at 16 went to Mauritius to study English and French under private tutors. His command of these languages partly explains why he was readily recognized as a leader and accepted by both the Chinese and Australian communities.

Source: National Dictionary of Biography