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History of the University Law Department Established 1859
The University law department began in 1859 with Lumpkin Holl Cobb as professors and opened that autumn. It later became the law department under the University with key figures like Hill Mitchell Barrow Cobb Morris Mell Benedict and McPherson guiding growth. Attendance rose from a dozen to eighty six, two year law terms begin next session, with added lectures from Chancellor Hill and state jurists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry Lumpkin
William Hope Holl
Thomas R. R. Cobb
Lumpkin
Lumpkin Law School
Benjamin H. Hill
William L. Mitchell
Law Department
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