Benton College of Law

Benton College of Law was a law school in St. Louis, Missouri. It opened in 1896 (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

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Who's who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance". Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated (N.Y.). July 28, 1911 – via Google Books.
  3. "Benton College of Law". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1897-11-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Benton College of Law". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1899-09-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Benton College of Law in Second Quarter Century". St. Louis Star and Times. 1921-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Benton College of Law (Saint Louis, Mo.) [WorldCat Identities]".
  7. "Benton College of Law (St. Louis, Mo.) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  8. Dwight H. Brown. Official Manual State of Missouri 1941-1942. Jefferson City, Missouri: Mid-State Printing Company. p. 73.
  9. Dwight H. Brown. Official Manual State of Missouri 1939-1940. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State. p. 60.
  10. Charles U. Becker. Official Manual State of Missouri 1931-1932. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Secretary of State. p. 60.
  11. John Keating Regan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  12. Marion Charles Matthes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  13. "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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