Benton College of Law was a law school in

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. It opened in as Kent School of Law, and incorporated as Benton School of Law in 1897. George L. Corlis was its dean. James Avery Webb helped establish the school. The school initially only offered night classes. In 1899, an act of the Missouri legislature allowed graduates to be admitted to the

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without taking the

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. By 1921, the college was offering both day and night classes. It closed in 1937. Several documents related to the college are extant including copies of addresses given to graduating classes. Henry S. Priest spoke to the graduating class in 1914.

Alumni

* Myles P. Dyer * W. J. Doran *

Aloys P. Kaufmann Aloys P. Kaufmann (December 23, 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri – February 12, 1984 in St. Louis) was the 36th Mayor of St. Louis, serving from 1943 to 1949. Kaufmann graduated from the Benton College of Law and practiced law in St. Louis. He ...

* Richard Ralph (politician) * John Keating Regan * Marion Charles Matthes * Amabel Anderson Arnold *

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* Thomas C. Hennings Jr. *

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