Townsend Harris

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater self-educated
gptkbp:appointedBy President Franklin Pierce
gptkbp:birthDate 1804-10-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sandy_Hill,_New_York
gptkbp:deathDate 1878-02-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:knownFor first United States Consul General to Japan
negotiating the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty) with Japan
gptkbp:legacy Townsend Harris High School named after him
subject of the film 'The Barbarian and the Geisha'
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:merchant
gptkbp:predecessor none (first to hold office)
gptkbp:religion Unitarian
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Robert_H._Pruyn
gptkbp:termEnd 1861
gptkbp:termStart 1856
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Townsend Harris