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*''Born: [[1850]]''
*''Died: 1931''

Francis Henry Trevithick was an ''[[oyatoi gaikokujin]]'', a European brought to Japan by the [[Meiji government]] to aid in the development of Japan's [[railroads]].

He first arrived in Japan in [[1876]]. After working for some time as agency president (''kikan gata tôtori'') in [[Kobe]], he was transferred to Tokyo, where he was based at [[Shinbashi Station]] and served as director of locomotives (''kisha kantoku''). When his contract ended in [[1897]], he returned home to Europe.

His older brother, Richard Francis Trevithick, was also involved in the development of Japan's railroads at that time.

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