Category:Townsend Harris

**Townsend Harris**
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Name in native language	Townsend Harris;
Date of birth	3 October 1804; Washington County
Date of death	25 February 1878; New York City
Place of burial	Green-Wood Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Occupation	diplomat;
Member of political party	Democratic Party;
Native language	English;
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English: Townsend Harris (October 3, 1804 – February 25, 1878) 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.

日本語: タウンゼント・ハリス（Townsend Harris, 1804年 10月3日 - 1878年 2月25日）は、アメリカ合衆国の外交官である。初代駐日本アメリカ合衆国弁理公使。民主党員、敬虔な聖公会信徒で生涯独身・童貞を貫いた。タウンゼンド・ハリスと表記されることもある。

Subcategories

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

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Townsend Harris High School‎ (1 F)
Townsend Harris Memorial (Tokyo)‎ (7 F)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)‎ (1 C, 4 F)

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United States Legation at Zenpukuji (Minato, Tokyo)‎ (1 C, 2 F)

Media in category "Townsend Harris"

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Abraham Lincoln to the Shogun of Japan 14 November 1861.jpg 2,438 × 1,856; 875 KB
Gyokusen-ji Memorial stone.jpg 1,024 × 576; 303 KB
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