Luke Pryor

Luke Pryor
United States Senator
from Alabama
In office
January 7, 1880 – November 23, 1880
Appointed byRufus W. Cobb
Preceded byGeorge S. Houston
Succeeded byJames L. Pugh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byJoseph Wheeler
Succeeded byJoseph Wheeler
Personal details
Born(1820-07-05)July 5, 1820
Huntsville, Alabama
DiedAugust 5, 1900(1900-08-05) (aged 80)
Athens, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic

Luke Pryor (July 5, 1820 – August 5, 1900) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the Senate term left by the death of George S. Houston and served from January 7 to November 23, 1880, when a replacement was elected. Pryor was a Democrat. He is interred at City Cemetery in Athens, Alabama.[1]

  1. ^ "The Political Graveyard". Retrieved 2006-12-23.