W. Page Keeton
| W. Page Keeton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Werdner Page Keeton August 22, 1909 MCoy, Atascosa County Texas, USA |
| Died | January 10, 1999 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery in Austin |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Texas |
| Occupation | Law professor and dean of the University of Texas School of Law |
| Spouse(s) | Madge Anna Stewart Keeton |
| Children | Carole Keeton Strayhorn |
| Relatives |
Scott McClellan (grandson) |
University of Texas
University of Texas School of Law
Scott McClellan (grandson)
Mark McClellan (grandson)
Robert Keeton (brother)
Werdner Page Keeton (August 22, 1909 – January 10, 1999) was an attorney and dean of the University of Texas School of Law for a quarter century.
Keeton was born in McCoy in Atascosa County, Texas the son of William Keeton and Ernestine. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of both the Tejas Club and the Texas Cowboys. He graduated first in his class at the University of Texas School of Law in 1931 and joined the University of Texas law faculty the following year at the age of 23. He earned a Doctor of Juridical Science from Harvard University in 1936.
Keeton served as dean of the law school at the University of Oklahoma for three years (1946-1949). He was appointed dean of the University of Texas Law School in 1949, a position he held until 1974. During the 1957-1958 school year Keeton was a visiting torts professor at UCLA Law School. At the University of Texas, he is credited with increasing the funding for the law school and making it possible to assemble a faculty that ranked among the best in the United States.
Keeton was a prolific writer and one of the foremost authorities on the law of torts. He was co-author of the most-cited work in Tort law, Prosser & Keeton on Torts.
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