Anson Burlingame was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China and then as China's envoy to the U.S., which resulted in the 1868 landmark Burlingame... Wikipedia
Born: November 14, 1820, New Berlin, NY
Died: February 23, 1870 (age 49 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Place of burial: Mount Auburn Cemetery, MA
Nationality: American
Party: Know Nothing
Grandchild: Roger Burlingame
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