Bio of PRYOR, Luman C. (b.1864), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 195-196
LUMAN C. PRYOR
Since his initial connection with Minneapolis in April, 1882, Luman C. Pryor has
manifested a zealous and helpful interest in the city and its development. His
residence here has not been continuous, for through several years he was
identified with St. Paul and even now he makes his home on a farm at Wayzata,
Minnesota, but is daily found at his office in the Lumber Exchange building,
where he supervises the publication of "Farm Implements and Tractors," of which
paper he is the editor and manager. Back of the success which he has achieved in
this undertaking was a thorough preliminary training in all branches of the
printing trade.
Luman C. Pryor came to Minneapolis from the neighboring state of Wisconsin,
where his father located in the early '50s on removing westward from Rochester,
New York, becoming a pioneer in the vicinity of Milwaukee, where he secured a
farm that is now within the corporate limits of that city. Luman C. Pryor was
born on the 8th of January, 1864, at Bay View, where he remained until he
reached the age of twelve years. Left an orphan in that year, his father and
mother both passing away in 1876, he went to Waupun, Wisconsin, where he
continued his education for two years and then began learning the printer's
trade in one of the newspaper offices of that city. A removal to Madison was the
next step that was to bring him ultimately to Minneapolis, where he arrived in
April, 1882. Here he remained for several years, working at his trade, after
which he took up his abode in St. Paul, where he continued his residence until
1891. In that year he again came to Minneapolis, and in 1892 took over the
management of one of the important printing firms of the city. A few months
afterward, however, he resigned and purchased the business of the Farm Implement
Publishing Company, publishers of "Farm Implements," now "Farm Implements and
Tractors," a trade paper devoted to the interests of the implement business in
the Northwest. He became identified therewith in March, 1892, and through the
intervening period of thirty years has continued the publication of this trade
Journal, which is one of the chief papers of the kind in the country. His
scholastic education was completed with his high school course in Waupun, upon
which foundation he has builded his success, and constantly broadening his
knowledge through reading, study and experience he has made his chosen life work
of great service and value to a definite line of trade, while in thus expanding
his efforts he has also built up his fortunes.
In 1888 Mr. Pryor was united in marriage, in St. Paul, to Miss Lulu Marion Judd
of that city and they have a daughter, Marion Georgiana, now the wife of Walter
H. Gooch of Minneapolis. Mr. Pryor belongs to the Minneapolis Club and he gives
his political allegiance to the republican party, but has never been an active
party worker He has found his recreation in the development and improvement of a
beautiful farm at Wayzata, Minnesota, and has keen interest in everything
agricultural. His place constitutes a standard for others and the course which
he has pursued in its care and improvement is well worthy of emulation.