Pryor, David Hampton, a representative and a senator from Arkansas; born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., August 29, 1934...
A native of Camden, David was born as a son of a well-known Ouachita family, William Edgar and Susan(Hampton) Pryor. Both his grandfather and his father served with distinction as sheriffs of Ouachita County. His mother, also a native of Camden and the daughter of Robert D. and Cornelia Ellen Newton, was the first woman in Arkansas to seek a political office after women were awarded the right to vote, and she was also one of the first women to hold a seat on a local school board in Arkansas...
Edgar Pryor may well have some feelings of being overwhelmed by his wife's spectacular accomplishments. However, he was a well-known citizen...Pryor Chevrolet met the transportation needs for many established customers for many years, and it even passed on to his children...he served with honour and distinction during his years as sheriff of Ouachita County. He was one of those rare individuals whose word was his bond, and you always knew without question that anything he said was true and that fact alone made him a rare individual even in his own day.
If asked, David Pryor would readily admit without any hesitation that the roles his parents played in public life...greatly influenced his own decision ...he also chose...public service...
Once a politician, always a politician, seems to have infected his demeanor...
His has been a life well-lived even as he has left the elements he was involved in far better that he found them.
Excerpts from "Pryor: Camdenite Extraordinaire" Part III
