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Definition of Townsend Harris
1. Noun. United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Townsend Harris
Literary usage of Townsend Harris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Intercourse Between the United States and Japan: An Historical Sketch by Inazō Nitobe (1891)
"Disappointed, she steered to Hakodate where she was no more successful.1 Advent
of Townsend Harris.1 According to Article XI of the treaty, an American Con- ..."
2. Americans in Eastern Asia: A Critical Study of the Policy of the United by Tyler Dennett (1922)
"APPOINTMENT OF Townsend Harris—INSTRUCTIONS AND TREATY WITH SIAM Townsend Harris
1 had been a merchant in New York City, distinguished for his public spirit ..."
3. Americans in Eastern Asia: A Critical Study of the Policy of the United by Tyler Dennett (1922)
"APPOINTMENT OF Townsend Harris—INSTRUCTIONS AND TREATY WITH SIAM Townsend Harris
l had been a merchant in New York City, distinguished for his public spirit ..."
4. The Early Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Japan, 1853-1865 by Payson Jackson Treat (1917)
"CHAPTER II Townsend Harris, FIRST CONSUL-GENERAL The news that Commodore Perry
had succeeded in concluding a treaty with Japan was received with mingled ..."
5. Japan, Country, Court, and People by John C. Calhoun Newton (1900)
"Townsend Harris, ANOTHER AMERICAN IN JAPAN. It was Commodore Perry's duty to
press open a barred door; it fell to Mr. Townsend Harris to keep it open, ..."
6. The Press and Politics in Japan: A Study of the Relation Between the by Kisaburō Kawabé (1921)
"... the national-seclusion policy; Russian and English expeditions; Commodore
Perry's visit and the first treaty of commerce; Townsend Harris; Minister li's ..."
7. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...by John Howard Brown by John Howard Brown (1904)
"HARRIS, Townsend, diplomatist, was born in Sandy Hill, NY, Oct. 8, 1804; son of
Jonathan Harris, and grandson of Gilbert and Thankful (Townsend) Harris, ..."
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