The Litchfield Law School: Connecticut's First Law School
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- Title
- The Litchfield Law School: Connecticut's First Law School
- Is Online
- Yes
- Description
- The Litchfield Law School, founded in 1784 by Tapping Reeve, became the first professional law school in Connecticut, the first proprietary (i.e., ownership) law school not affiliated with an educational institution in the United States, and the second oldest law school in the nation (after the William & Mary Law School in Virginia). After Reeve left in 1820, his partner, James Gould, ran the school until 1833 when it closed.
- CT 250 Theme
- Power of Place
- Town(s)
- Litchfield
- Resource Type
- Article
- Time Period
- Emergence of Modern America 1890-1930
- Source of Content
- ConnecticutHistory.org
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- https://connecticuthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/10/img_logo.png
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