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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Luke Pryor |
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Athens, Alabama , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 05, 1820
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| Died | August 05, 1900
(80 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | PRYOR, Luke, a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., July 5, 1820; moved with his parents to Limestone County in 1824; pursued academic studies; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Athens, Ala.; also engaged in agricultural pursuits
AL State House (D) 1855-1856
US Senator (D-AL) 18880-1880; appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George S. Houston and served from 1/7 to 11/23/1880, when a successor was elected
US Representative (D-AL) 1883-1885. Chairman, Committee on Territories (Forty-eighth Congress)
Retired to his farm near Athens, Ala., where he died 8/5/1900; interment in the City Cemetery.
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