1804 - 1878
Townsend Harris American Diplomat
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| First Name |
Townsend
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| Last Name |
Harris
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| Birthday |
3rd October, 1804
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| Birthplace |
Washington County, New York, US
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| Died |
25th February, 1878
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, US
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Diplomat
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Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) was an American 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 Shogunate Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period.
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