Alfred Benjamin Butts
Alfred Benjamin Butts (1890 – 1962) was an American political scientist and university administrator. He served as the chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1935 to 1946.[1][2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Alfred Benjamin Butts was born in 1890 in Durham, North Carolina.[1][2] In 1911, he received a B.S. degree from Mississippi A&M College, now known as Mississippi State University, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1920.[1][2] He received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1930.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]From 1911 to 1935, he taught at Mississippi A&M.[2] He served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1935 to 1946.[1][2] He served as the president of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) in 1938.[3]
Death
[edit | edit source]He died in 1962.[2]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Public administration in Mississippi (1919)
References
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