Townsend Harris
American diplomat
Townsend Harris was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the Harris Treaty between the US and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened Shogunate Japan to... Wikipedia
Born: October 3, 1804, Washington County, NY
Died: February 25, 1878 (age 73 years), New York, NY
Nationality: American
Parents: Jonathan Harris and Eleanor Watson