Townsend Harris
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 145 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 3,1804 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Washington County |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 25,1878 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Founded | The Free Academy Of The City Of New York |
| The City College Of New York | |
| The City College Of New York | |
| U.S. Embassy Tokyo | |
| City University Of New York | |
| Place of burial | Green-Wood Cemetery, New York, United States |
| Books | The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris, First American Consul General and Minister to Japan |
| Parents | Jonathan Harris |
| Eleanor Watson | |
| Nationality | American |
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| ID | 2048549 |
Townsend Harris Life story
Townsend Harris 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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