Christopher Grant Perry

Christopher Grant Perry was the eldest son of Commodore Oliver H. Perry and Elizabeth Champlin Perry.

He was a physician, and served as commander of the Artillery Company of Newport from April 1848 until his death in 1854. In May 1849 he was commissioned as a brigadier general in the Rhode Island Militia and given command of the 1st Brigade encompassing Newport and Bristol Counties.

Member of Phi Beta Kappa (letter from Barbara Moon Perry to Bertram Lippincott III, 16 Aug 1994)

Medical Doctor (letter from Barbara Moon Perry to Franklin B. Satterthwaite, 3 Jun 1994)

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry
• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F872-H8G : 10 February 2018), Christopher Grant Perry, 02 Apr 1812; citing NEWPORT,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45353957/christopher-grant_cham...