Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870
Variant namesAttorney, 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
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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
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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)
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Person
Birth 1820-11-14
Death 1870-02-23
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