Attorney, Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts state senator, 1852; congressman, 1855-1860; U.S. minister to Peking, China, 1860-1867.
From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C], to W[illia]m L. Lincoln, 1860 June 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27988840
Anson Burlingame was American envoy to China. The city of Burlingame, Calif., was named in his honor by William C. Ralston.
From the description of Anson Burlingame papers, 1856-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863422
Anson Burlingame, Massachusetts state legislator, U.S. representative from Massachusetts, and minister to China; and Edward L. Burlingame, editor.
From the description of Anson Burlingame and Edward L. Burlingame family papers, 1810-1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83989348
Biographical Note
Anson Burlingame
1820, Nov. 14
Born, New Berlin, N.Y.
1847
Married Jane Cornelia Livermore
1852
Elected to Massachusetts senate
1855
Elected to Congress
1861
Appointed minister to Austria, which declined to receive him
Appointed minister to China
1865
Returned to United States for a visit
1867
Resigned to become head of Chinese delegation to
Europe
1868
Negotiated and signed Burlingame Treaty between the United
States and China establishing friendly relations and granting most favored
nation status to China
1870
Visited Europe
1870, Feb. 23
Died, St. Petersburg, Russia
Edward L. Burlingame
1848, May 30
Born
1867
Graduated, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.
1871
Joined
New York Tribune
1871
Married Ella Francis Badger
1879
Entered publishing as staff member at Charles Scribner’s
Sons
1887
1914
Editor,
Scribner's magazine
1922
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Anson Burlingame and Edward L. Burlingame Family Papers, 1810-1922, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)