Earl Caspar Arnold (8 June 1884 – 21 November 1949) was an American academic administrator. He served as the dean of the

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from 1930 to 1945.

Early life

Arnold was born on 8 June 1884 in

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. He graduated from

Baker University Baker University is a private university in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it was the first four-year university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools. The College of Art ...

in 1906, and he earned a JD from the

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in 1909.

Career

Arnold was a Law professor at the

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, the

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, the

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and

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. He was the dean of the

from 1930 to 1945. Arnold authored ''Outlines of Suretyship and Guardianship''.

Personal life and death

Arnold married Susan Vaughan. They had a son and a daughter. They resided on Rosemont Avenue in Nashville. He was a member of the

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. At the time of his death, they were building a house in

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. Arnold died on November 21, 1949, at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His funeral was held at the West End United Methodist Church in Nashville, and he was buried in Iola, Kansas.

References

1949 deaths Baker University alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni University of Idaho faculty University of Florida faculty University of Cincinnati College of Law faculty George Washington University Law School faculty Vanderbilt University administrators Deans of law schools in the United States Vanderbilt University Law School faculty 1884 births {{US-academic-administrator-stub