Allan Kellogg Smith (August 17, 1888 – April 9, 1985) was an American attorney and educator who served as the

United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (in case citations, D. Conn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven. Appeals ...

under Calvin Coolidge.

Biography

Allan K. Smith was born in Hartford and would go on to live there his entire life. He was educated in Hartford Public High School and then went on to Trinity College. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School. In 1921 he was one of the 3 founders of the Hartford College of Law (later this would become

University of Connecticut law school The University of Connecticut School of Law (UConn Law) is the law school associated with the University of Connecticut and located in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only four in New England. In ...

). In addition to his teaching he served as the US attorney for the district of Connecticut under Calvin Coolidge. At his alma mater he endowed the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric.

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