Townsend Harris Quote

The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.

Townsend Harris

The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.

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About Townsend Harris

Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) 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 foreign trade and culture in the Edo period.