Francis Wayland III

Francis Wayland III
1st Dean of Yale Law School
In office 1873–1903
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Henry Wade Rogers
54th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office May 5, 1869 – May 4, 1870
Governor	Marshall Jewell
Preceded by	Ephraim H. Hyde
Succeeded by	Julius Hotchkiss
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1826 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 9, 1904 (aged 78) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Parent	Francis Wayland (father)
Education	Brown University (AB) Harvard Law School

Francis Wayland III (August 23, 1826 – January 9, 1904)^[1] 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.^[2]

Career

Wayland became probate judge in Connecticut in 1864 and was the 54th lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1869–1870.^[3] In 1872, he became a professor in the Yale Law School, of which he was dean from 1873 to 1903.^[4]

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 by Ephraim H. Hyde	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1869–1870	Succeeded by Julius Hotchkiss
Academic offices
Preceded by none	Dean of Yale Law School 1873 – 1903	Succeeded by Henry Wade Rogers