Sidney Perham | |
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| Secretary of State of Maine | |
| In office 1875 | |
| Preceded by | George G. Stacy |
| Succeeded by | S. J. Chadbourne |
| 33rdGovernor of Maine | |
| In office January 4, 1871 – January 7, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua L. Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Dingley, Jr. |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | T.A.D. Fessenden |
| Succeeded by | Samuel P. Morrill |
| Member of theMaine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1854 | |
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| Born | (1819-03-27)March 27, 1819 Woodstock, Massachusetts, U.S. (nowMaine) |
| Died | April 10, 1907(1907-04-10) (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Sidney Perham (March 27, 1819 – April 10, 1907) was aU.S. Representative and the 33rdgovernor of Maine and was an activist in thetemperance movement.
Born inWoodstock (in modern-dayMaine, then a part ofMassachusetts) to Joel and Sophronia Bisbee Perham, Perham attended common schools as a child, engaged inagricultural pursuits and briefly attendedBates College, but left to pursue a passion for agriculture. He was elected a member of the Maine Board of Agriculture in 1853, was a member of theMaine House of Representatives in 1854, serving asSpeaker of the House that one year, and was clerk of the courts ofOxford County, Maine, from 1859 to 1863. He was elected aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1862, serving from 1863 to 1869, not being a candidate for renomination in 1868. There, Perham served as chairman of theCommittee on Invalid Pensions from 1865 to 1869. He served as president of the board of trustees ofWestbrook Seminary inDeering, Maine, from 1865 to 1880. In September 1870, Perham was electedGovernor of Maine, serving from 1871 to 1874. He replaced formerAmerican Civil War GeneralJoshua Chamberlain as governor. He was president of the board of trustees of Maine Industrial School inHallowell, Maine, from 1873 to 1898 and wasSecretary of State of Maine in 1875. Perham served as a fellow atBates College from 1871 to 1873.[1] Perham served asappraiser in theUnited States Customhouse inPortland, Maine, from 1877 to 1885 and was a member of the board of trustees of the Universalist General Convention for twenty-seven years, serving as its president for some time. He died inWashington, D.C., on April 10, 1907[2] and was interred in Lakeside Cemetery inBryant Pond, Maine.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Maine 1871–1874 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by George G. Stacy | Secretary of State of Maine 1875 | Succeeded by S. J. Chadbourne |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Maine 1870,1871,1872 | Succeeded by |
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