Luke Pryor | |
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| United States Senator fromAlabama | |
| In office January 7, 1880 – November 23, 1880 | |
| Appointed by | Rufus W. Cobb |
| Preceded by | George S. Houston |
| Succeeded by | James L. Pugh |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wheeler |
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| Born | (1820-07-05)July 5, 1820 |
| Died | August 5, 1900(1900-08-05) (aged 80) |
| Party | Democratic |
Luke Pryor (July 5, 1820 – August 5, 1900) was aU.S. senator from thestate ofAlabama. He was appointed to fill the Senate term left by the death ofGeorge 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]
He was born in 1820 inAlabama to parents Luke Pryor and Ann Batte Lane. His father's first marriage was to Martha Scott, a sister of GeneralWinfield Scott. His brother was the noted racehorse trainerJohn Benjamin Pryor ofNatchez, Mississippi.[2]
Pryor married Isabella Virginia Harris.[3] They were the parents of 8 children, all born in Alabama. Luke Pryor lived at the Sugar Creek Plantation, inAthens, Alabama, for 40 years before his death.[4]Pryor HouseArchived 2006-10-20 at theWayback Machine, built in 1836, stands as a historic building inLimestone County, Alabama. Pryor studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841.[5] On the 1850 United States Census his occupation was recorded as "lawyer."
Luke Pryor was an enslaver. On the 1840 Census, six free blacks under the age of 10 were recorded in his father's household, as well as one enslaved male child under ten and an older female between 55 and 100. By 1850, Luke Pryor was recorded as enslaving 39 people between the ages of four months and 70 years; however, in 1860, only two enslaved people were recorded in his household. TheAmerican Civil War did not begin until April 12, 1861, and slavery was not completely abolished until 1865 after the ratification of theThirteenth Amendment.[5]
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Alabama 1880 Served alongside:John T. Morgan | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 8th congressional district 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
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