Townsend Harris

Diplomat, Deceased Person

1804 – 1878

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Who was Townsend Harris?

Townsend Harris was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician, and 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 the Empire of Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period.

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Born
Oct 3, 1804
Washington County
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Feb 25, 1878
New York City

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on July 23, 2013

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