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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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self-educated
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gptkbp:appointedBy
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President Franklin Pierce
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1804-10-03
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Sandy_Hill,_New_York
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1878-02-25
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Townsend Harris
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gptkbp:knownFor
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first United States Consul General to Japan
negotiating the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty) with Japan
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gptkbp:legacy
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Townsend Harris High School named after him
subject of the film 'The Barbarian and the Geisha'
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:merchant
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gptkbp:predecessor
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none (first to hold office)
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gptkbp:religion
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Unitarian
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn,_New_York
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Robert_H._Pruyn
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1861
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gptkbp:termStart
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1856
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
gptkb:United_States_Ambassador_to_Japan
gptkb:The_City_College_of_New_York
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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