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{{Short description|American politician (1934–2024)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = David Pryor
|image        = David Pryor 1974.jpg
|caption      = Pryor in 1974
|office       = Chair of the [[Democratic Party of Arkansas|Arkansas Democratic Party]]
|term_start   = September 5, 2008
|term_end     = January 28, 2009
|predecessor  = [[Bill Gwatney]]
|successor    = Todd Turner
|office1      = [[United States Senate Democratic Conference Secretary|Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus]]
|leader1      = [[George J. Mitchell]]
|term_start1  = January 3, 1989
|term_end1    = January 3, 1995
|predecessor1 = [[Daniel Inouye]]
|successor1   = [[Barbara Mikulski]]
|office2      = Chair of the [[United States Senate Special Committee on Aging|Senate Aging Committee]]
|term_start2  = January 3, 1989
|term_end2    = January 3, 1995
|predecessor2 = [[John Melcher]]
|successor2   = [[William Cohen]]
|jr/sr3       = United States Senator
|state3       = [[Arkansas]]
|term_start3  = January 3, 1979
|term_end3    = January 3, 1997
|predecessor3 = [[Kaneaster Hodges Jr.]]
|successor3   = [[Tim Hutchinson]]
|order4       = 39th [[List of governors of Arkansas|Governor of Arkansas]]
|lieutenant4  = Joe Purcell
|term_start4  = January 14, 1975
|term_end4    = January 3, 1979
|predecessor4 = [[Dale Bumpers]]<br>[[Bob C. Riley]] (acting)
|successor4   = [[Bill Clinton]]<br>[[Joe Purcell]] (acting)
|state5       = [[Arkansas]]
|district5    = {{ushr|AR|4|4th}}
|term_start5  = November 8, 1966
|term_end5    = January 3, 1973
|predecessor5 = [[Oren Harris]]
|successor5   = [[Ray Thornton]]
|state_house6 = Arkansas
|district6    = Ouachita County
|term_start6  = January 9, 1961
|term_end6    = November 7, 1966
|predecessor6 = William Andrews
|successor6   = Redistricted
|birth_name   = David Hampton Pryor
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1934|8|29}}
|birth_place  = [[Camden, Arkansas]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|2024|4|20|1934|8|29}}
|death_place  = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], U.S.
|resting_place= Mount Holly Cememtery, Little Rock, Arkansas
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = {{marriage|Barbara Lunsford|1957}}
|children     = [[Mark Pryor]]
|education    = [[Henderson State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Arkansas|University of Arkansas, Fayetteville]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
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'''David Hampton Pryor''' (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a [[United States House of Representatives|representative]] for [[Arkansas's 4th congressional district]] from 1966 until 1973 and as a [[United States Senate|senator]] from [[Arkansas]] from 1979 until 1997. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Pryor also served as the 39th [[Governor of Arkansas]] from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from 1960 to 1966.<ref>{{harvp|"SOS"|1998|pp= 309-312}}.</ref><ref>{{harvp|"SOS"|1998|pp= 314-317}}.</ref><ref>{{harvp|"SOS"|1998|pp= 309-310}}.</ref> He served as the acting chairman of the [[Democratic Party of Arkansas|Arkansas Democratic Party]] from 2008 to 2009, following [[Bill Gwatney]]'s assassination.