Surgeon
Centurion, 1881–1926
Born 22 January 1840 in Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1 December 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts
Buried Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory
, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Proposed by Fessenden Nott Otis and George W. Dillaway
Elected 1 October 1881 at age forty-one
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