Anson Burlingame 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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Occupation: politician, diplomat, lawyer, jurist
Position held: United States representative, ambassador, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
Citizenship: United States
Born: November 14, 1820
Died: February 23, 1870

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Anson Burlingame

American politician, minister to China, and China's envoy to U.S. and European nations (1820–1870)

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Occupation: politician, diplomat, lawyer, jurist
Position held: United States representative, ambassador, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
Citizenship: United States
Born: November 14, 1820
Died: February 23, 1870

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