Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains a letter.
Biographical/Historical Note
David Pryor, the Thirty-ninth Governor (1975–1979), was born on August 29, 1934, in Camden, Ouachita County, to William Edgar Pryor and Susan Pryor. His father and grandfather were both sheriffs. His mother was the first Arkansas woman to run for elective office, she ran unsuccessfully for county circuit clerk in 1926; she later won a school board race. Pryor had three siblings. David Hampton Pryor, arguably the most popular Arkansas politician of the modern era, held four different political offices during his career: state House of Representatives member, U.S. congressman, governor, and U.S. senator. A Democrat, Pryor played a crucial role in limiting the rise of Republicanism in Arkansas in the latter decades of the twentieth century. On October 10, 2016, he suffered a stroke that necessitated surgery but has since recovered.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.049.032
Resource Type
Text
Collection
David Pryor letter, SMC.049.032
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
David Pryor letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
