 He was commissioner of Serampore municipality from 1865 to 1878.His father Braja Kishore Deb was in government service and was considered to be a moneyed man.Satyapriya Deb, son of Sib Chandra Deb, was married, in 1876, to Saratkumari, daughter of Kalinath Bose, a close friend and devotee of Keshub Chunder Sen. Trouble started with a notice in the "Indian Mirror" about performance of the marriage as per the reformed ceremonies of the Brahmo Samaj.