Person:Oliver Perry (3)
Oliver Hazard Perry
b.Aug 1785 Newport, Rhode Island
d.23 Aug 1819 Port Spain Island of Trinidad
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1784
  1. Oliver Hazard Perry1785 - 1819
  2. Matthew Calbraith Perry1795 - 1858
  3. Ann Maria Perry
  4. Lt. James Alexander Perry - 1822
Spouse and Children
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m. 5 May 1811
  1. Christopher Grant Perry1812 - 1854
  2. Oliver Hazard Perry1815 -
  3. Elizabeth Champlin Perry
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Facts and Events
Name Oliver Hazard Perry
Gender Male
Birth? Aug 1785 Newport, Rhode Island
Marriage 5 May 1811 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesto Elizabeth Champlin Mason
Death? 23 Aug 1819 Port Spain Island of Trinidad
Reference Number? Q580513?


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Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The best-known and most prominent member of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace Alexander and United States Navy Captain Christopher Raymond Perry, and older brother of Commodore Matthew C. Perry.

Perry served in the West Indies during the Quasi War of 1798–1800 against France, in the Mediterranean during the Barbary Wars of 1801–1815, and in the Caribbean fighting piracy and the slave trade, but is most noted for his heroic role in the War of 1812 during the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. During the war against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned the title "Hero of Lake Erie" for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie, receiving a Congressional Gold Medal and the Thanks of Congress.[1] His leadership materially aided the successful outcomes of all nine Lake Erie military campaign victories, and the victory was a turning point in the battle for the west in the war.[2] He is remembered for the words on his battle flag, "Don't Give Up the Ship", which was a tribute to the dying command of his colleague Captain James Lawrence of USS Chesapeake. He is also known for his message to General William Henry Harrison which reads in part, "We have met the enemy and they are ours; ..."

Perry became embroiled in a long-standing and bitter controversy with the commander of , Captain Jesse Elliott, over their conduct in the Battle of Lake Erie, and both were the subject of official charges. In 1815, he successfully commanded in the Mediterranean during the Second Barbary War. So seminal was his career that he was lionized in the press (being the subject of scores of books and articles). He has been frequently memorialized, and many places, ships and persons have been named in his honor. Was commander of the U.S. fleet in the battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813.

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