Ira Perley (November 9, 1799 – February 26, 1874) was the chief justice of the

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Superior Court of Judicature 1855–1859 and 1864–1869.

Early life

Perley was born November 9, 1799, to Samuel and Phebe (Dresser) Perley.

Career

Perley represented both Hanover and Concord in the

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. Perley was appointed by Governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. as an associate justice of the Superior Court of Judicature in October 1852 and as the chief justice of the Superior Court of Judicature on July 20, 1855 by Governor Ralph Metcalf. Perley resigned from the court on October 1, 1859, he was reappointed as Chief Justice on August 1, 1864, and he resigned again in September 1869. Perley was elected a member of the

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in 1866. In 1873, Perley was president of the

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. Perley died on February 26, 1874, in

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