Item 11699 - Sidney Perham, Woodstock, ca. 1870

Item 11699 - Sidney Perham, Woodstock, ca. 1870
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Item 11699
Sidney Perham, Woodstock, ca. 1870
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Sidney Perham was born in Woodstock in 1819. Politically active throughout his life, he served as clerk of the Oxford County Supreme Court from 1859-1863. He served in Congress from 1863 to 1869.

He was Maine's governor from 1871-1874. He was an advocate of temperance and jail system reforms.

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