Tan Boo Liat

Tan Boo Liat (Chinese: 陳武烈; pinyin: Chén Wǔliè, 1875–1934) was a wealthy Singapore philanthropist.

Educated locally, he was a member of the Singapore Volunteer Infantry and was among the contingent present at King Edward's coronation.

He headed the Fukien Protection Fund together with Tan Kah Kee collecting $130,000 during a nine-month campaign.

[5] He also proposed the establishment of the Tao Nan School[6] He had a stable of a dozen racehorses.

In 1898 his famous horse, Vanitas won the Viceroy's cup in Calcutta, India, the first time that a horse from the Straits Settlements or the Federated Malay States won this trophy, earning Tan Boo Liat $100,000.