Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. As 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.
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23 August 1785 South Kingstown, Rhode Island
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Died |
23 August 1819 (aged 34) Trinidad
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Zodiac | Leo |
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