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WADE, Thomas Francis - Chinese Secretary

Item

Title

WADE, Thomas Francis - Chinese Secretary

Translator Name

WADE, Thomas Francis

Profession Name

Chinese Secretary

Profession Employer

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin

Profession from date (0 meaning unknown)

1857

Profession to date (0 meaning unknown)

1860

Remark

He was attached to Lord Elgin after the start of the Second Opium War and with the assistance of Horatio Nelson Lay he conducted the negotiations which led up to the Treaty of Tientsin (1858)

Collection

Citation

“WADE, Thomas Francis - Chinese Secretary,” 19th Century Chinese-English Translation Networks, accessed December 12, 2024, https://translatornetworks.tra.cuhk.edu.hk/items/show/7743.