caleb cushing

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Definition of caleb cushing in English English dictionary

born Jan. 17, 1800, Salisbury, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 2, 1879, Newburyport, Mass. U.S. lawyer and diplomat. After serving in the U.S. House of Representatives (1835-43), he was appointed U.S. commissioner to China (1843-45). In that office he negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia (1844), which opened five Chinese ports to U.S. trade and established the principle of extraterritoriality. He later served as U.S. attorney general (1853-57), U.S. counsel at the Geneva Conference (1871-72) for the settlement of the Alabama claims, and minister to Spain (1874-77)

Hyphenation

Ca·leb Cush·ing

Turkish pronunciation

keylıb kûşîng

Pronunciation

/ˈkāləb ˈko͝osʜəɴɢ/ /ˈkeɪləb ˈkʊʃɪŋ/