| − | Harris traveled by way of Siam ([[Thailand]]), after being named consul general in 1855. He negotiated a new commercial treaty there, and arrived at his post, a small seaport near Yokohama, in August 1856. Harris advised the [[Japanese]] in their conflicts with other countries when he was named minister resident. After submitting his resignation to President [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1861, he retired to New York City and continued his involvement in the temperance movement and church, civic, and foreign affairs until he died there on February 25, 1878. | + | Harris traveled by way of Siam ([[Thailand]]), after being named consul general in 1855. He negotiated a new commercial treaty there, and arrived at his post, a small seaport near Yokohama, in August 1856. Harris advised the [[Japanese]] in their conflicts with other countries when he was named minister resident. After submitting his resignation to President [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1861, he retired to [[New York City]] and continued his involvement in the temperance movement and church, civic, and foreign affairs until he died there on February 25, 1878. |