Chester C. Davenport (center), shown with students, has been memorialized by the University of Georgia Law School with a scholarship fund bearing his name. Davenport is UGA Law’s first African American graduate. Courtesy photo
The University of Georgia Law School has created a scholarship fund to honor its first African American graduate.
Chester C. Davenport was an Athens native and Morehouse College graduate who earned his law degree in 1966, according to the university’s announcement. He was the first and only Black student there, finishing in the top 5% of his class. He became an attorney in the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice and later served as a legislative assistant for Sen. Alan Cranston, D-California. He served on President Jimmy Carter’s transition team and was an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation. He co-founded a law practice based in Washington, D.C. He later started Georgetown Partners, a private equity firm.
Chester C. Davenport (Courtesy photo)
