Perkins, George Hamilton (1836-1899)
- Name:
- Perkins, George Hamilton (1836-1899)
- Title:
- January 1896- special appointment by Congress, Commodore, U.S. Navy, five years after retiring.
June 1861- Acting First Lieutenant
January 1871- appointed commander in the Navy
March 1882- appointed Captain
1902- Statue erected of Perkins in front of Statehouse in Concord, NH - Born:
- 10/20/1835
- Birthplace:
- Contoocookville, NH
- Died:
- 10/28/1899
- Death Location:
- Boston, MA
- Residence:
- Boston, MA
Gilmanton, NH
Contoocookville, NH - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Naval officer
- Father:
- Perkins, Hamilton Eliot
- Mother:
- George, Clara Bartlett
- Relations:
- General Charles H. Peaslee recommended George Perkins for appointment to Naval Academy
- Spouse:
- Anna Milot Weld, 1870
- Children:
- Isabel Perkins (Anderson)
- Notes:
- Served in Civil War
George Hamilton Perkins and George Eugene Belknap. Letters of Captain Geo. Hamilton Perkins, U.S.N: Also a Sketch of His Life. The Rumford Press: Concord, N.H., 1901.
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