Denison, Henry Willard

Japanese: デニソン（英語表記）Denison， Henry Willard

Born May 11, 1846 at Guildhall, Vermont
[Died] July 3, 1914. Tokyo, Tsukiji, diplomat and lawyer. He came to Japan in 1872 and served as the American vice-consul in Yokohama. On May 1, 1880, he became a legal adviser to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From then until 1913, he devoted himself to the development of Japanese diplomacy for 34 years. As a foreign employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he participated in key moments of Meiji diplomacy such as treaty revision, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Russo-Japanese War, and contributed to Japanese diplomacy throughout his career as an adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He assisted Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu at the Shimonoseki Peace Conference and prepared diplomatic documents for the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. The arguments in those diplomatic documents helped to lead international opinion in favor of Japan. In addition to fulfilling his duties as an adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he also worked hard to train talented people such as Shidehara Kijuro, who later became central figures in Kasumigaseki. In general, Denison was highly regarded within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and just before his death, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Paulownia Flowers, First Class. This was largely due to his character, which was to focus solely on his role as an advisor.

Denison
Denison

A city in northeastern Texas, United States. It was a post station on the Butterfield Stagecoach Line, but in 1872 it became a junction for the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad. It is primarily an agricultural city, with some light manufacturing. It is the birthplace of President D. Eisenhower. Population 21,505 (1990).

Denison
Denison, Edward

[Born] 1840
[Died] 1870
British philanthropist. In 1867, he founded a school in the East End of London and contributed to the education of workers. In 1868, he became a member of the House of Commons. In 1869, he became a member of the Association of Charity and Relief Organisations.

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Japanese:

[生]1846.5.11. バーモント，ギルドホール
[没]1914.7.3. 東京，築地
外交官，法律家。 1872年来日，アメリカの横浜副領事として在勤した。 80年5月1日日本の外務省法律顧問となった。以後，1913年にいたる 34年間，日本外交の発展に尽した。外務省御雇外国人として彼は，アメリカ人でありながら，条約改正，日清戦争，日露戦争という明治外交の枢機に参画し，外務省顧問として，終始日本外交に貢献した。下関講和会議に外務大臣陸奥宗光を助け，日露開戦の外交文書を作成した。それらの外交文書の主張は国際世論を日本に好意的に導くのに役立った。また，外務省顧問の職責を果したのみならず，幣原喜重郎など後年霞ヶ関の中心となった人材の養成にも力を尽した。概してデニソンは外務省内で高い評価を得て，その死の直前，勲一等旭日桐花大綬章を贈られた。それは助言者としての職分に徹した彼の性格によるところが大きかったといえる。