Record #:

43682

Author(s):

Langan, Tom

Abstract:

Historically considered one of North Carolina's most influential attorneys, Chief Justice Richmond Munford Pearson served on North Carolina's highest court for 30 years. He is remembered also for the private law school, known as Richmond Hill, which he operated from 1846-1878. The following article details the operation of that school and its impacts. The last living graduate of Pearson's school Hugh R. Scott of Rockingham County died in 1947.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Journal (NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 27 Issue 4, Winter 2022, p17-20, il, por

Subject(s):

Richmond Hill (law school); Pearson, Richard Mumford, 1805-1878; Yadkin County--History; Law schools; Legal practices--History