Sidney Perham (March 27, 1819 - April 10, 1907) was a U.S. Representative and Governor of Maine and was an activist in the temperance movement. Born in Woodstock, Maine to Joel and Sophronia Bisbee Perham, Perham attended common schools as a child and later engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was elected a member of the Maine Board of Agriculture in 1853, was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1854, serving as Speaker of the House that one year, … Wikipedia
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