David Pryor

David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American 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. 

Pryor 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.1

Pryor died at his home in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 20, 2024, at the age of 89.

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