Matthew Calbraith Perry

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Matthew Calbraith Perry was a 19th-century U.S. Navy commodore best known for leading the expedition that opened Japan to Western trade and diplomacy with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
commodore ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthDate 1794-04-10 ⓘ
birthPlace Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
causeOfDeath cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ
commanded East India Squadron ⓘ
linked to: Asiatic Squadron

U.S. naval expedition to Japan ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ
contributedTo modernization of the U.S. Navy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1854-03-31 ⓘ
deathDate 1858-03-04 ⓘ
deathPlace New York City ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Perry ⓘ
father Christopher Raymond Perry ⓘ
givenName Matthew ⓘ
knownFor gunboat diplomacy in Japan ⓘ
opening Japan to Western trade ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
middleName Calbraith ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank commodore ⓘ
mother Sarah Wallace Alexander Perry ⓘ
name Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
nickname Father of the Steam Navy ⓘ
notableEvent Convention of Kanagawa ⓘ
expedition to Japan ⓘ
notableWork opening of Japan ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
placeOfBurial Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
promoted use of steam power in the U.S. Navy ⓘ
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
roleInConflict commanded U.S. naval forces in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
serviceEnd 1855 ⓘ
serviceStart 1809 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shipCommanded USS Mississippi ⓘ
USS Plymouth ⓘ
USS Saratoga ⓘ
sibling Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
signed Convention of Kanagawa ⓘ
spouse Jane Slidell Perry ⓘ
used steam-powered warships in Japan expedition ⓘ

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Oliver Hazard Perry → sibling → Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
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Tokugawa shogunate → facedPressureFrom → Commodore Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island → hasNotableBurial → Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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Matthew Calbraith Perry → name → Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
Sarah Wallace Alexander Perry → hasDescendant → Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
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Sarah Wallace Alexander Perry → notableRelative → Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
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Christopher Raymond Perry → child → Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
U.S. Navy Home Squadron → notableCommander → Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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Convention of Kanagawa → negotiatedBy → Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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Convention of Kanagawa → signedBy → Commodore Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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August Belmont Sr. → fatherInLaw → Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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U.S. naval expedition to Japan → commander → Matthew C. Perry ⓘ
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Jane Slidell Perry → spouse → Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
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