The Silver Legion of America, was founded by William James Pelley, on January 31, 1933, which also follows the day after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. William James Pelley was born on April 12, 1885, in Lynn, Massachusetts in a poverty-stricken home to parents William Pelley and Grace Goodale Pelley. His father was a Methodist preacher, so Pelley grew up in a deeply religious environment in New England. When asked about his childhood, Pelley described himself as "a perpetually hungry, shabbily dressed, none-too-happy youngster”. Throughout his childhood, Pelley developed an affection towards writing which eventually led to his career as a well respected script writer in Hollywood. During his stay in California, Pelley developed an
