Lawrence Kearny

Commodore Lawrence Kearny (30 November 1789 – 29 November 1868) was an officer in the United States Navy during the early nineteenth century. In the early 1840s he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and pointed the way toward the American Open Door Policy a half century later. He was Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1848.

Lawrence Kearny
Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
In office
1848–1849
Personal details
Born(1789-11-30)November 30, 1789
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
DiedNovember 29, 1868(1868-11-29) (aged 78)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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