List of deans of the William & Mary Law School
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Following is a list of deans of the William & Mary Law School, formally the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, which is the oldest extant law school in the United States, having been founded in 1779 at the urging of alumnus Thomas Jefferson.[1][2][3]
The law school was closed from 1861 to 1921, when it was revived.
| Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | George Wythe | 1779 | 1789 | |
 | St. George Tucker | 1790 | 1804 | |
| William Nelson | 1804 | 1813 | ||
| Robert Nelson | 1813 | 1818 | ||
| James Semple | 1819 | 1834 | ||
 | Nathaniel Beverley Tucker | 1834 | 1851 | Longest-serving dean. |
| George Parker Scarburgh | 1852 | 1855 | ||
| Lucian Minor | 1855 | 1858 | ||
| Charles Morris | 1859 | 1861 |
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