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PRYOR, David Hampton

1934 –

Overview
Biography
Congresses
Bibliography
Research Collections
13 US Congresses Served
89th – 92nd(1965 – 1973)
96th – 104th(1979 – 1997)
House Years of Service
1965 – 1973
Senate Years of Service
1979 – 1997
State / Territory
Arkansas
Positions
Representative
Senator
Party
Democrat

Overview

13 US Congresses Served
89th – 92nd(1965 – 1973)
96th – 104th(1979 – 1997)
House Years of Service
1965 – 1973
Senate Years of Service
1979 – 1997
State / Territory
Arkansas
Positions
Representative
Senator
Party
Democrat

Biography

PRYOR, David Hampton, (Father of Mark Pryor), a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., August 29, 1934; attended the public schools of Camden; attended Henderson State Teachers College; graduated, University of Arkansas 1957; graduated, University of Arkansas Law School 1964; admitted to the bar in 1964 and commenced practice in Camden; founder and publisher, Ouachita Citizen 1957-1960; elected State representative in 1960 and reelected in 1962 and 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, August 9, 1966, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Oren Harris and at the same time elected to the Ninetieth Congress; reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1966, to January 3, 1973; was not a candidate for reelection in 1972 to the House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for the United States Senate; Governor of Arkansas 1975-1979; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1978; reelected in 1984 and 1990 and served from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1997; was not a candidate for reelection in 1996; chairman, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); Dean, Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas 2004-; is a resident of Little Rock, Ark.

Congresses

CongressPositionPartyStateStartDeparture
89
Representative
Democrat
Arkansas
90
Representative
Democrat
Arkansas
91
Representative
Democrat
Arkansas
92
Representative
Democrat
Arkansas
96
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
01/03/1979
97
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
98
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
99
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
100
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
101
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
102
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
103
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
104
Senator
Democrat
Arkansas
01/03/1997

The 89th United States Congress

The 90th United States Congress

The 91st United States Congress

The 92nd United States Congress

The 96th United States Congress

The 97th United States Congress

The 98th United States Congress

The 99th United States Congress

The 100th United States Congress

The 101st United States Congress

The 102nd United States Congress

The 103rd United States Congress

The 104th United States Congress

Bibliography

Extended Bibliography
Blair, Diane D. "The Big Three of Late Twentieth-Century Arkansas Politics: Dale Bumpers, Bill Clinton, and David Pryor." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 54 (Spring 1995): 53-79.
Fenno, Richard, Jr. Senators on the Campaign Trail: The Politics of Representation. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992.
Pryor, David, with Don Harrell. A Pryor Commitment: The Autobiography of David Pryor. Little Rock: Butler Center Books, 2008.

Research Collections

University of Arkansas

Special Collections
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Papers:
Ca. 1940-1998. Ca. 1150 feet. Gubernatorial and congressional papers, photographs, motion picture film, video tape, sound recordings, scrapbooks (1974-1996), and memorabilia. Restricted.
Papers:
Correspondence in Clyde Taylor Ellis papers, 1933-1976. Finding aid.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Ottenheimer Library Archives and Special Collections
Little Rock, Arkansas
Papers:
1970-1972. 4 feet. Research files, news clippings, correspondence, and photographs relating to his investigations as a congressman of nursing homes and general living conditions of the elderly. Finding aid.
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