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(Redirected from Francis Wayland III (lieutenant governor)) American politician
Francis Wayland III
1st Dean of Yale Law School
In office
1873–1903
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byHenry Wade Rogers
54th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 5, 1869 – May 4, 1870
GovernorMarshall Jewell
Preceded byEphraim H. Hyde
Succeeded byJulius Hotchkiss
Personal details
BornAugust 23, 1826
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 1904 (aged 78)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ParentFrancis Wayland (father)
EducationBrown University (AB)
Harvard Law School

Francis Wayland III (August 23, 1826 – January 9, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first dean of Yale Law School and 54th lieutenant governor of Connecticut.

Early life and education

Wayland was born in Boston, the son of Francis Wayland. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1846 and studied law at Harvard Law School.

Career

Wayland became probate judge in Connecticut in 1864 and was the 54th lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1869–1870. In 1872, he became a professor in the Yale Law School, of which he was dean from 1873 to 1903.

References

  1. "Death of Yale Scholar". San Francisco Call. Vol. 95, no. 41. 10 January 1904. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  2. "Collection: Wayland family papers | Archives at Yale". archives.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies, Lieutenant Governor Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. History of YLS, Yale Law School homepage (21 April 2010).
Political offices
Preceded byEphraim H. Hyde Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
1869–1870 		Succeeded byJulius Hotchkiss
Academic offices
Preceded bynone Dean of Yale Law School
1873 – 1903 		Succeeded byHenry Wade Rogers


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