10 Facts About Sidney Perley

Sidney Perley was an American lawyer, writer, poet, editor, and historian.

Sidney Perley, son of Humphrey and Eunice Perley, was born in Boxford, Massachusetts on March 6,1858.

Sidney Perley acquired his early education within the public schools of his native town and by private study.

Sidney Perley was educated for the profession of law at Boston University School of Law, graduating with the degree of LL.

For more than twenty years, Perley was a familiar figure in court and professional circles within Essex County.

Sidney Perley's practice inclined strongly to the civil side of the courts and his clientage were a number of large corporations, both financial and industrial.

Sidney Perley has been editor and collaborator in several other large works in which his name does not appear on the title page, as well as pamphlets and monographs.

Since 1877, Sidney Perley has been a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and was a member of the Essex Institute, and various other professional and literary organizations.

On June 11,1889, Sidney Perley married Harriet Hood Spofford, who was born in Georgetown, December 10,1861, daughter of George Milton and Sarah Peabody Spofford.

Sidney Perley died in Boston on June 9,1928, soon after the publication of his 3 volume History Of Salem, Massachusetts.