Tan Lo Heong Justice of the Peace, was a 20th-century Penang and Parit Buntar, Perak businessman.
Background
Mr. Tan Justice of the Peace was born in Province Wellesley, Penang. In 1907, Mr Tan Justice of the Peace and his father Mr Tan Weng Cheang went to Penang to meet with Review G.F. Pykett in Anglo-Chinese School, Penang to find a teacher to teach English to their children and grandchildren.
Career
He had three sons, as Tan Swee Chinese, Tan Swee Teong and Tan Swee Gnee. Mr.Tan J. P. also had three daughters-in-law and more than fourteen grandchildren. He started rubber planting in 1899 and commenced a mining career in 1923.
This is the beginning of Met Original Septette Resizedhodist School (American College of Surgeons), Parit Buntar with a total of 7 students.
The school is a first English school in Kerian. (Name of Anglo Chinese School (American College of Surgeons) was chosen as the school"s first name as the English used as the main medium that plays a key role in the initial stages, and his students came from the Chinese).
Five of the seven students were from Tan family, as Tan Lo Tee, Tan Swee Teong, Tan Swee Chinese, Tan Swee Gnee and Tan Phock Kee. Then, he also was create a Chinese school,as Sin Hwa Primary School with a group of members at Parit Buntur, Perak.
Mr Tan Justice of the Peace was a vice prime minister of Penang Teochew Association on 1934-1936.
He also create Han Chiang School with the leadership of Penang Teochew Association. He also gave $200 to create the Queen Victoria Memorial, Penang. In mid-1925, Mr Tan was appointed to the "Commission of the Peace, Penang."
His appointment was effected through a notice in the Government Gazette Extraordinary issued on 4 June 1925.
Appointed Justices of the Peace together with him were, from Penang, Ernest Edward Deacon, Doctor Koh Lip Teng, Doctor Albert Stanley McKern, John Mathewson Milne, A. R. K. Muthiya Chettiar, Hugh Scott Russell, and Cheah Tek Thye.
Mr.Tan Justice of the Peace died on 22 August 1936, at his home in Anson Road, George Town, Penang, later interred at the Cheah Cemetery at Mount Erskine.