Thomas R. Jernigan
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Thomas R. Jernigan 1847 1920. U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Thomas R. Jernigan spent some thirty years as an American diplomat and negotiator in China, also serving as consul in both Japan and China. A lawyer, editor, and author, he brought a Carolinian's eye to the affairs of the far Pacific. His home stood two blocks east of here.
Why it matters
His long service in East Asia reflects America's growing reach into the Pacific world at the turn of the 20th century.
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