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| In 1837, after a period of service with the East India Company, Bonham was appointed governor of the incorporated settlement of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and Malacca. He held this post until 1843, during which time he acquired a measure of knowledge of the Chinese language, customs, and habits; later in his career he was said to prefer officials who had not learned the language, believing that the 'study of Chinese warped the intellect and undermined the judgement'. He then went to serve in Hong Kong
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