Background
Gullett, B. Burton was born on December 9, 1905 in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Jefferson and Esta (Bryan) Gullett.
Gullett, B. Burton was born on December 9, 1905 in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Jefferson and Esta (Bryan) Gullett.
AB, Cumberland University, Tennessee, 1927. Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, Tennessee, 1927. Postgraduate, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, 1929.
Sole practice law, Nashville, 1927-1957. Partner White, Gullett, Phillips & Steele, 1957-1963, Gullett, Sanford & Robinson, Nashville, since 1963.
God offers a loving relationship. The Covenant is not a contract in which God and human beings agree to provide particular goods and services for each other. God has freely and graciously already made it possible.
The state cannot control the church, nor should the church attempt to dominate the state. However, religious expression should be present in public life.
The demands of modern life may leave someone stressed and overloaded, or isolated and feeling useless. Be persistent, and success will be definitely achieved.
Served to lieutenant colonel United States Air Force, 1942-1946. European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (house delegations since 1968, board governors since 1984), Nashville Bar Association (president 1959-1960), Tennessee Bar Association (president 1967-1968), Judicial Conference for Sixth Circuit (life), American Judicature Society, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Kappa Sigma Clubs: Exchange, Belle Meade Country, Nashville City, Cumberland (Nashville). Lodges: Masons (32 degree), Shriners (knight Commander Court of Honor).
Married Landis Shaw Bass. Children– Virginia, Brenda.