Francis Wayland III

Francis Wayland III (1826–1904) graduated at Brown University in 1846, and studied law at Harvard University. He became probate judge in Connecticut in 1864 and was the 54th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1869–1870.[1] In 1872, he became a professor in the Yale Law School, of which he was dean from 1873 to 1903.[2]

Two years after his father's death, he and his brother Heman Lincoln authored The Life and Labors of Francis Wayland (2 vols, New York, 1867)

References

1. Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies, Lieutenant Governor Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. 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