▁of ▁an ▁uncle ▁of ▁William ▁Wal lace , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁kn ight ▁and ▁land owner ▁who ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁leading ▁a ▁resistance ▁during ▁the ▁Wars ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁is ▁today ▁remembered ▁as ▁a ▁patri ot ▁and ▁national ▁hero . ▁ ▁The ▁Two ▁Brothers ▁ ▁Oliver ▁Haz ard ▁Perry ▁( August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁naval ▁commander , ▁born ▁in ▁South ▁King st own , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁As ▁the ▁most ▁well - known ▁and ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁naval ▁dynast y , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sarah ▁Wal lace ▁Alexander ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Captain ▁Christopher ▁Raymond ▁Perry , ▁and ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁Matthew ▁C . ▁Perry . ▁ ▁Perry ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁during ▁the ▁Qu asi ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 – 1 8 0 0 ▁against ▁France , ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁during ▁the ▁Barb ary ▁Wars ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 1 – 1 8 1 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁fighting ▁pi racy ▁and ▁the ▁slave ▁trade , ▁but ▁is ▁most ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁hero ic ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁Britain , ▁Perry ▁super vised ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁fleet ▁at ▁Er ie , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁earned ▁the ▁title ▁"