Robert O. Perrin
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BornRobert Oliver Perrin
November 3, 1823
November 3, 1823
DiedOctober 8, 1878 (aged 54)
Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.
CauseofdeathHeart disease
Resting placeMesopotamia Cemetery,
Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.
32°51′04.5″N 87°53′56.6″W / 32.851250°N 87.899056°W
Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.
32°51′04.5″N 87°53′56.6″W / 32.851250°N 87.899056°W
Robert O. Perrin | |
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| President of the Greene County, Alabama, Board of Health | |
| In office September 26, 1878 – October 8, 1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Oliver Perrin November 3, 1823 |
| Died | October 8, 1878 (aged 54) Eutaw, Alabama, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart disease |
| Resting place | Mesopotamia Cemetery, Eutaw, Alabama, U.S. 32°51′04.5″N 87°53′56.6″W / 32.851250°N 87.899056°W |
| Spouses | Elizabeth A. Spencer
(m. 1845, died)Mary E. Collier (m. 1874) |
| Relations | Abner M. Perrin (brother) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Robert Oliver Perrin (November 3, 1823 – October 8, 1878)[1] was an American physician who served as president of the Greene County, Alabama, Board of Health until his death in 1878.[2]
Perrin previously served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment in the Western Theater of the American Civil War from 1863 until he resigned his commission in 1865.[3] He died on October 8, 1878, at his home in Eutaw, Alabama, of heart disease at the age of 54.[4]