David H. Pryor
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| Chair of the Arkansas Democratic Party | |
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In office September 5, 2008 – January 28, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Gwatney |
| Succeeded by | Todd Turner |
| Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference | |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Leader | George J. Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Daniel Inouye |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Mikulski |
| Chair of the Senate Aging Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | John Melcher |
| Succeeded by | William Cohen |
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United States Senator from Arkansas |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Kaneaster Hodges Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Tim Hutchinson |
| 39th Governor of Arkansas | |
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In office January 14, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Lieutenant | Joe Purcell |
| Preceded by | Bob C. Riley (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Joe Purcell (Acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district |
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In office November 8, 1966 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Oren Harris |
| Succeeded by | Ray Thornton |
| Personal details | |
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David Hampton Pryor August 29, 1934 Camden, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Lunsford |
| Children | Mark |
| Education |
Henderson State University (BA) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (LLB) |
David Hampton Pryor (born August 29, 1934) is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. Pryor also served as 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966. He served as the interim chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, following Bill Gwatney's assassination.
Pryor was born in Camden, the seat of Ouachita County in southern Arkansas, to William Edgar Pryor and the former Susan Newton. He attended public schools in Camden, attended Henderson State Teacher's College in Arkadelphia, and graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1957. Pryor was founder and publisher of the Ouachita Citizen from 1957 to 1960. He graduated from law school at the University of Arkansas in 1964 and was admitted to the bar that same year.
His state House service preceded his tenure in the U.S. House.
He was elected to Congress in a special election to fill the unexpired term in the 89th Congress of fellow Democrat Oren Harris, whom U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed to a federal judgeship. At the same time, Pryor was elected to the 90th Congress for a full term. In the primary, Pryor defeated the Texarkana lawyer Richard S. Arnold, whom he later described as "a very, very close friend." Pryor thereafter defeated the Republican candidate, A. Lynn Lowe of Texarkana, by a comfortable margin. Lowe would subsequently become chairman of the fledgling Arkansas GOP. Pryor was reelected to the House twice and served from November 8, 1966 to January 3, 1973.
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