W. V. Pryor

W. V. Pryor
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the Creek and Tulsa counties district
In office
1910–1912
Preceded byJohn H. Simmons
Succeeded byWilliam B. Williams[a]
Frank Z. Curry
Personal details
Born1887
North Carolina, U.S.
Died(1950-10-22)October 22, 1950
Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Resting placeHendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyDemocratic Party
EducationUniversity of North Carolina

W. V. Pryor (1887 – October 22, 1950) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1910 to 1912.

Biography

W. V. Pryor was born in 1887 in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1905.[2]

In 1910, he was the Democratic Party nominee for the Creek and Tulsa counties district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[3] He defeated Republican Joseph Bruner in the general election.[4] He served in the 3rd Oklahoma Legislature, was preceded in office by Republican John H. Simmons, and succeeded in office by Democrats William B. Williams and Frank Z. Curry.[1]

He was unopposed in the Democratic Primary for reelection, but lost the general election to Republican newspaper editor H. H. Sherman.[5][6] Socialist Party candidate Frank Voorhees also ran in the general election, placing third behind Pryor.[7]

In 1914, Pryor ran for Creek County attorney and faced S. H. Sornborger in the Democratic primary.[8] He won the primary and faced Roy T. Wildman, John W. Overstreet and Oran Burk in the general election. Wildman won the office.[9]

In 1917, Pryor was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission by Governor Robert L. Williams.[10]

In 1930, Pryor was charged with contempt of court by Judge Thomas S. Harris after Pryor made comments about a case Harris disliked.[11] The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the charges against Pryor be dismissed on appeal.[12] In 1940, Pryor was charged with first degree manslaughter after he killed Claude Bellows with his car.[13] The charges were later dismissed by District Judge D. O. Beaver on the request of county attorney Everett S. Collins.[14]

Pryor died on October 22, 1950, in Claremore, Oklahoma.[15] He was buried in Hendersonville, North Carolina.[b]

Notes

  1. ↑ The joint Creek and Tulsa County floterial district was replaced with a top-two Tulsa County district after the 3rd Oklahoma Legislature.[1]
  2. ↑ While the headline indicates Pryor was buried in Claremore, the text of the article clarified he was buried in Hendersonville.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Armstrong, Connie G. (2022). "Oklahoma Almanac 2021-2022". Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Democratic Nominee for Flororial Representative of Creek and Tulsa Counties". Creek County Courier. November 3, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Democratic Ticket". The Bristow Record. August 12, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pryor is Representative". Creek County Courier. November 10, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Creek County Vote by Precincts on State, County, District and Township Officers". Bristow Record. August 9, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Democrats Elect Three County Officials ... Socialists get a Few Township and Constable Jobs". The Bristow Record. November 8, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Creek County Vote by Precincts on State, County, District and Township Officers". The Bristow Record. November 8, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Here are the Men". Creek County Republican. July 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  9. ↑ "The Official Returns of the Creek County Election Held November 3rd, 1914". Bristow Enterprise. November 13, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ "D. K. Pope on Court by Vote of 6 to 3". The Oklahoma News. April 23, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Attorney Here Put in Jail for Court Contempt". Sapulpa Daily Herald. January 15, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Order of Harris is Reversed". Sapulpa Daily Herald. June 30, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Charges Filed in Car Death Against Pryor". Bristow Daily Record. January 23, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Murder County in Pryor Case Dropped Today". Sapulpa Daily Herald. January 17, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Ex-Sapulpa Judge Buried in Claremore". Sapulpa Daily Herald. October 29, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2026. Brief services were held at the funeral parlors in Claremore before the body was sent to his former home in Hendersonville.
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