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, but incorporated as Benton School of Law in 1897. George L. Corlis was its dean.[1]

The school initially only offered night classes.[2] In 1899, an act of the Missouri legislature allowed graduates to be admitted students to the Missouri bar without taking the bar exam.[3] By 1921, the college was offering both day and night classes.[4] It closed in 1937.[1]

James Avery Webb helped establish the school.[5]

Several documents related to the college are extant including copies of address 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 & History Review". Law & History Review. 1 (4). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. "Benton College of Law". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1897-11-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Benton College of Law". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1899-09-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Benton College of Law in Second Quarter Century". St. Louis Star and Times. 1921-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Who's who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance". Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated (N.Y.). July 28, 1911 – via Google Books.
  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.


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