Townsend Harris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American diplomat
Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1804
Place of Birth: Washington County, New York, United States
Date of Death: 25-Feb-1878
Profession: diplomat
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Townsend Harris
- Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician, and 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 foreign trade and culture in the Edo period.
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