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WADE, Thomas Francis - Chinese Secretary

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Title

WADE, Thomas Francis - Chinese Secretary

Translator Name

WADE, Thomas Francis

Profession Name

Chinese Secretary

Profession Employer

British Government

Profession from date (0 meaning unknown)

1860

Profession to date (0 meaning unknown)

1869

Remark

On Lord Elgin's return to China in 1860, Wade resumed his former post of Chinese secretary, and was mainly instrumental in arranging for the advance of the special envoys and the British and French forces to Tientsin (Tianjin) and subsequently towards Peking. For the purpose of arranging for a camping ground in the neighborhood of Tongzhou he accompanied Mr (afterwards Sir) Harry Parkes on his first visit to that city.

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Citation

“WADE, Thomas Francis - Chinese Secretary,” 19th Century Chinese-English Translation Networks, accessed December 12, 2024, https://translatornetworks.tra.cuhk.edu.hk/items/show/7745.