Townsend Harris
American diplomat
Died when: 73 years 145 days (880 months)Star Sign: Libra
Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) 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.
He was portrayed by John Wayne in the 1958 historical adventure drama film The Barbarian and the Geisha.
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