Marlborough Robert Pryor DL JP (16 October 1848 – 24 April 1920) was an English businessman, described in his Times obituary as a " savant, business expert and scholar" who was "a many sided man who devoted to business capacities which might have won him fame in science", [1] while Nature described him as being "well known in scientific circles at Cambridge" [2]
He was the eldest son [3] of Robert Pryor. [4] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge [5] (as had been his father, [4] and younger brothers Frank [6] and Selwyn [7]). He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles. [8]
On 7 April 1875, he married Catherine Alice Hammond Solly, daughter of William Hammond Solly, of Serge Hill, Hertfordshire. Their son was the soldier Walter Marlborough Pryor. [3] They also had six daughters; his wife died on 7 February 1901.
In his business career, he was a merchant in Southern Africa, and later worked for the Sun Life Insurance Company.
He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Herts and a Justice of the Peace.