Earl C. Arnold

Earl C. Arnold
Born	June 8, 1884 Iola, Kansas, U.S.
Died	November 21, 1949 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Baker University Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Earl Caspar Arnold (8 June 1884 – 21 November 1949) was an American academic administrator. He served as the dean of the Vanderbilt University Law School from 1930 to 1945.

Early life

Arnold was born on 8 June 1884 in Iola, Kansas.[1] He graduated from Baker University in 1906, and he earned a JD from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1909.[2]

Career

Arnold was a Law professor at the University of Idaho, the University of Florida, the University of Cincinnati and George Washington University.[2] He was the dean of the Vanderbilt University Law School from 1930 to 1945.[3]

Arnold authored Outlines of Suretyship and Guardianship.[2][4]

Personal life and death

Arnold married Susan Vaughan.[2] They had a son and a daughter.[2] They resided on Rosemont Avenue in Nashville.[2] He was a member of the Cosmos Club.[5] At the time of his death, they were building a house in Montgomery County, Tennessee.[2]

Arnold died on November 21, 1949, at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville.[6] His funeral was held at the West End United Methodist Church in Nashville, and he was buried in Iola, Kansas.[6][7]

References

1. "Arnold, Earl C. (Earl Caspar), 1884-1949". LC Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
2. "Earl C. Arnold". The Tennessean. November 22, 1949. p. 31. Retrieved July 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vanderbilt Law School Deans". Vanderbilt Law School. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
4. Little, Charles G. (March 1928). "Reviewed Work: Outline of Suretyship and Guaranty by Earl C. Arnold". University of Pennsylvania Law Review and American Law Register. 76 (5): 625–626. doi:10.2307/3307662. JSTOR 3307662.
5. Who's who in the Nation's Capital. Consolidated Publishing Company. 1926.
6. "Earl C. Arnold". The Tennessean. November 23, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dean Arnold Buried In Kansas". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.