David Pryor

David Pryor
Pryor in 1974
Chair of the Arkansas Democratic Party
In office
September 5, 2008 – January 28, 2009
Preceded byBill Gwatney
Succeeded byTodd Turner
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
LeaderGeorge J. Mitchell
Preceded byDaniel Inouye
Succeeded byBarbara Mikulski
Chair of the Senate Aging Committee
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJohn Melcher
Succeeded byWilliam Cohen
United States Senator
from Arkansas
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byKaneaster Hodges Jr.
Succeeded byTim Hutchinson
39th Governor of Arkansas
In office
January 14, 1975 – January 3, 1979
LieutenantJoe Purcell
Preceded byBob Riley (acting)
Succeeded byJoe Purcell (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 4th district
In office
November 8, 1966 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byOren Harris
Succeeded byRay Thornton
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Ouachita County district
In office
January 9, 1961 – November 7, 1966
Preceded byWilliam Andrews
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
Born
David Hampton Pryor

(1934-08-29)August 29, 1934
Camden, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 89)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Barbara Lunsford
(m. 1957)
ChildrenMark Pryor
EducationHenderson State University (BA)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (LLB)

David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Pryor also served as the 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966.[1][2][3] He served as the acting chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party from 2008 to 2009, following Bill Gwatney's assassination.

  1. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 309–312.
  2. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 314–317.
  3. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 309–310.