Background
Pryor, Peter Malachia was born on May 18, 1926 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of George Wendell and Mae (Calloway) Pryor.
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Peter Malachia Pryor
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Education
Bachelor, Siena College, 1952; Bachelor of Laws, Union U. Albany Law School, 1954; Juris Doctor, Union U. Albany Law School, 1968; Doctor of Laws, Siena College, 1988.
Career
Attorney, General Practice Law and Municipal Cons., Albany, New York, 1954-1964;
assistant attorney general, New York State Attorney General, Albany, New York, 1964-1967;
general counsel, Pure Waters Authority and Environmental Facilities Corporation, Albany, New York, 1967-1972;
chairman, New York State Consumer Protection Board, Albany, New York, 1972-1975;
general attorney, New York State Insurance Fund, Albany, New York City, New York, 1976-1981;
of counsel, Cooper, Erving, Savage, Nolan & Heller, Albany, New York, 1981-1988;
president, Peter M. Pryor Associations, Inc., Albany, since 1984;
principal, Law Offices of Peter M. Pryor, Albany, since 1988. Trustee Albany Law School Union U., Albany, since 1990. Siena College, Loudonville, New York, since 1987, Russell Sage College, Troy, New York, since 1988.
Member commission on character & fitness New York Supreme Court appellate division.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Albany Institute History & Art, since 1986, Albany History Foundation, Capital City Housing Development Fund, Albany. President Albany Urban League, Albany National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Sergeant United States Army, 1941-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Fort Orange Club, University Club.
Interests
Connections
Married Velma Whitehead, July 21,1946 (divorced February 1967). Married Barbara Jean Singleton, March 31, 1967. Children: Cynthia, Guinevere, Peter Junior, Marcus.
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Nationality
American