Anson Burlingame
American politician, minister to China, and China's envoy to U.S. and European nations (1820-1870) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 49
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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![Burlingame was given this Daimyo Oak bonsai when he passed through Japan during his return to the U.S. It is on display at the Gardens of Lake Merritt, Oakland, California.[7]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Daimyo_Oak%2C_GSBF-CN_115%2C_September_12%2C_2008.jpg/1280px-Daimyo_Oak%2C_GSBF-CN_115%2C_September_12%2C_2008.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
![Bust of Anson Burlingame, by Zhou Limin, at the Burlingame Public Library 2018[18][19]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/2018_Anson_Burlingame_by_Zhou_Limin.jpg/1280px-2018_Anson_Burlingame_by_Zhou_Limin.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1820 to 1870 · aged 49
