Who was commodore perry

Commodore Matthew C. Perry was an admiral in the United States Navy from 1809-1858.  He served in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. He established the curriculum for the United States Naval Academy and supported modernizing of the U.S. Navy. As a result, he became known as the Father of the Steam Navy in the U.S..

Commodore Perry was the United states navy officer and the author of narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan.