Townsend Harris
19th-century American merchant, politician, and diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the eponymous NYC high school, see Townsend Harris High School.
Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the Harris Treaty between the US and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened Shogunate Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period.
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Born | (1804-10-04)October 4, 1804 Washington County, New York, United States |
Died | February 25, 1878(1878-02-25) (aged 73) |
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