Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
John G. Perry
Surgeon
Centurion, 1881–1926
Proposed by
Fessenden Nott Otis and George W. Dillaway
Fessenden Nott Otis and George W. Dillaway
born
January 22, 1840
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
died
December 1, 1926
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
elected
October 1, 1881
Age forty-one
Age forty-one
buried
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory,
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
proposer of
Century Memorial
John Gardner Perry, after graduating from the Harvard Medical School, served as surgeon throughout the Civil War and became widely known through his book, Letters from a Soldier, a collection of letters sent to his wife during the war. After the Civil War Dr. Perry established himself in New York City, where he maintained a highly successful practice for many years.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1927 Century Association Yearbook
