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Anson Burlingame | |
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| United States Minister to the Qing Empire | |
| In office August 20, 1862 – November 21, 1867 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | John Elliot Ward |
| Succeeded by | John Ross Browne |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | William Appleton |
| Succeeded by | William Appleton |
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| Born | November 14, 1820 New Berlin, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1870 (aged 49) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Political party | American, Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Harvard University |
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Anson Burlingame (November 14, 1820 – February 23, 1870) 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.