John Edwin Richard Tessensohn (8 April 1855 – 26 September 1926) was a Singaporean politician and leader of the Eurasian community of Singapore.

In 1884, he became a comprador at Boustead & Co.,[3] where he remained for 37 years, retiring in August 1921 to establish his own business,[4] Edw.

Tessensohn Co., a firm dealing in land, estate, shipping and commission agents, which was founded in the following year.

In January 1923, he began serving as the first Eurasian representative of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements.

[5] He served as the secretary of the Mutual Improvement Society, another prominent Eurasian organisation.

[1] Tessensohn served on the management committee of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and was its warden for 30 years.

He served as the secretary of the Singapore chapter of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul from its founding in 1884.

Reginald's son, Dr. Clement Louis Tessensohn, served as the club's vice-president for 13 years and Clement's son, Reginald John Tessensohn, also served as the club's vice-president.

The other three stamps featured merchant Tan Tock Seng, journalist Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah, and businessman P. Govindasamy Pillai.