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About Henry Pryor
- Henry Pryor (July 3, 1808 – October 10, 1892) was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867. He was born in Halifax, the son of John Pryor, a member of the provincial assembly, and Sarah Stevens.
- He was educated in Halifax and at King's College.
- Pryor went on to study law with William Blowers Bliss and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1831.
- That same year, Pryor married Eliza Phoebe Pyke, the daughter of George Pyke.
- He served as a lieutenant and then lieutenant-colonel in the local militia.
- Pryor was a member of Halifax city council from 1843 to 1845 and was mayor from 1849 to 1850, from 1853 to 1855 and from 1857 to 1859.
- In 1863, he married Charlotte McKie after the death of his first wife.
- Pryor was named a stipendiary magistrate for Halifax in 1867.
- In 1873, he was named Queen's Counsel.
- Pryor retired from his post as magistrate in 1886 and later died in Halifax at the age of 84. His brother John was president and founder of Acadia College.
- His sister Louisa married James William Johnston.
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