Anson Burlingame (November 14, 1820 – February 23, 1870) was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China (1862-1867) and then as China's envoy to the U.S., which resulted in the 1868 landmark Burlingame Treaty.
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14 November 1820 New Berlin, Chenango County, New York
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Died |
23 February 1870 (aged 49) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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