Hugh Fraser
Deceased Person
1837 – 1894
Who was Hugh Fraser?
Hugh Fraser was a British diplomat.
Fraser headed the British Legation in Tokyo as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. He headed the British delegation in the final stages of the negotiations which led to the signing on 16 July 1894 of the revised treaty between the United Kingdom and the Empire of Japan. This replaced the "unequal treaty" signed by James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin in 1858 and led to the abolition of extraterritoriality in Japan in 1899. Thus was Japan freed from the commercial and political burdens imposed by the unequal treaties signed with foreign countries.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1837
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Eton College
- Died
- Jun 4, 1894
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on July 23, 2013
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