Sir Harry Parkes (as Minister to Japan)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Harry_Parkes_(as_Minister_to_Japan)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:birthDate 1828-02-24
gptkbp:birthPlace Birchills, Staffordshire, England
gptkbp:burialPlace British Cemetery, Beijing
gptkbp:children Harry Parkes
Walter Parkes
Edith Parkes
Fanny Parkes
Florence Parkes
Rachel Parkes
gptkbp:deathDate 1885-03-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Beijing,_China
gptkbp:education gptkb:King_Edward's_School,_Birmingham
gptkbp:formerPosition British Consul in China
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Harry_Smith_Parkes
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Harry Parkes (as Minister to Japan)
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Chinese
English
Japanese
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkb:Boshin_War
gptkbp:notableFor negotiating treaties
advising the Meiji government
helping establish diplomatic relations between Britain and Japan
gptkbp:notableWork supporting modernization of Japan
negotiating the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce
gptkbp:positionHeld British Minister to Japan
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Rutherford_Alcock
gptkbp:representedCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:spouse Fanny Parkes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Francis_Plunkett
gptkbp:termEnd 1883
gptkbp:termStart 1865
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Rutherford_Alcock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7