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Matthew C. Perry
Sign in to saveAlso known as Matthew Calbraith Perry, M.C. Perry, Commodore Matthew Perry, Matthew Perry, Commodore Perry
American naval officer (1794–1858)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- John H. Aulick
- Succeeded by
- Joel Abbot
- Born
- Matthew Calbraith Perry , ( 1794-04-10 ) April 10, 1794 , Newport, Rhode Island , U.S.
- Died
- March 4, 1858 (1858-03-04) (aged 63), New York City, U.S.
- Spouse
- Jane Slidell Perry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 24, 1814</span>"}]]}'>1814 )
- Parents
- Christopher Perry (father) Sarah Wallace Alexander (mother)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Navy
- Years of service
- 1809–1858
- Rank
- Commodore
- Commands
- USS Shark Africa Squadron USS Fulton New York Navy Yard USS Mississippi Mosquito Fleet USS President
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthew
- Family name
- Perry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newport
- Place of death
- New York City
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Participant in
- Perry Expedition
- Conflict
- Mexican-American War
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- commodore
- Image
- Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry.jpg
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- described at URL
- www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/p/perry_mathews.htm
- Commons category
- Matthew Perry (naval officer)
- date of death
- 1858-01-01
- date of birth
- 1794-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Matthew Perry (naval officer)
- cause of death
- rheumatic fever
- name in native language
- Matthew Calbraith Perry
- P6944
- Matthew C. Perry
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- USS President
- writing language
- American English
- ethnic group
- Scottish Americans
- manner of death
- natural causes
- different from
- Matthew Perry
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and signed the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854.
Perry was interested in the education of naval officers and assisted in the development of an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy. With the advent of the steam engine, he became a leading advocate of modernizing the U.S. Navy and came to be considered "The Father of the Steam Navy" in the United States.
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