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Burlingame, Anson

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Burlingame, Anson (1820-1870)

US diplomat. He was a member of the House of Representatives 1855-60. His advocacy of Hungary's independence made the Austrians hostile to his appointment as minister at Vienna, and President Abraham Lincoln transferred him to China. His activities produced the Burlingame Treaty, which acknowledged China's right of dominion over all its territory.

Burlingame was born in New Berlin, New York, graduated from Harvard Law School 1846, and subsequently practised in Boston. His speeches in support of the Free Soil Party attracted considerable attention. He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate 1853-54.
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