Benton College of Law
Benton College of Law was a law school in St. Louis, Missouri. It opened in 1896 as Kent School of Law, and incorporated as Benton School of Law in 1897. George L. Corlis was its dean.[1] James Avery Webb helped establish the school.[2]
The school initially only offered night classes.[3] In 1899, an act of the Missouri legislature allowed graduates to be admitted to the Missouri bar without taking the bar exam.[4] By 1921, the college was offering both day and night classes.[5] It closed in 1937.[1]
Several documents related to the college are extant including copies of addresses given to graduating classes.[6] Henry S. Priest spoke to the graduating class in 1914.[7]
Alumni[edit]
- Myles P. Dyer[8]
- W. J. Doran[9]
- Aloys P. Kaufmann[citation needed]
- Richard Ralph (politician)[10]
- John Keating Regan[11]
- Marion Charles Matthes[12]
- Amabel Anderson Arnold[13]
- Jacob Edwin Meeker[14]
- Thomas C. Hennings Jr.[15]
- William McChesney Martin[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Johnson, Phillip (December 2018). "The Original Failing Law School: Misappropriation, Cronyism, and Fisticuffs at the Benton College of Law". Law and History Review. 1 (4). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Who's who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance". Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated (N.Y.). July 28, 1911 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Benton College of Law". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1897-11-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Benton College of Law". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1899-09-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Benton College of Law in Second Quarter Century". St. Louis Star and Times. 1921-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Benton College of Law (Saint Louis, Mo.) [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ "Benton College of Law (St. Louis, Mo.) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
- ^ Dwight H. Brown. Official Manual State of Missouri 1941-1942. Jefferson City, Missouri: Mid-State Printing Company. p. 73.
- ^ Dwight H. Brown. Official Manual State of Missouri 1939-1940. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State. p. 60.
- ^ Charles U. Becker. Official Manual State of Missouri 1931-1932. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State. p. 60.
- ^ John Keating Regan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Marion Charles Matthes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Women's Role in Missouri History, 1821-1971". MISSOURI ALMANAC, 1971-1972. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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- United States Congress. "Benton College of Law (id: M000629)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- United States Congress. "Benton College of Law (id: H000502)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.