Background
II, Burns Harris Davison was born on September 15, 1931 in Des Moines. Son of Burns Harris and Dorothy Margaret (Johnson) D.
II, Burns Harris Davison was born on September 15, 1931 in Des Moines. Son of Burns Harris and Dorothy Margaret (Johnson) D.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, Drake University, 1958.
Bar: Iowa 1958, United States District Court (southern district) Iowa 1958, United States District Court (northern district) Iowa 1963, United States.Ct. Appeals, (8th circuit) 1964, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1978, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1960. Association Holliday & Myers, 1958-1960.
Partner Jones, Hoffmann & Davison, Des Moines, 1960-1987.
Private practice, 1988-1990. Partner Davison, Burnette & Kelley, 1990-1997.
Member Standing Commision on Constitution and Canons, Episcopal Church, 1983-1994, secretary, 1985-1994. Active Republican Party.
Board directors Des Moines Community Playhouse, 1959-1967, president, 1966-1967.
Life member Iowa FarmSafety Council.
Served lieutenant colonel infantry United States Army, 1953-1955, United States Army Reserve, 1955-1978. Member Polk County Bar Association, Iowa Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Iowa Defense Council Association (board directors 1986), Defense Research Institute, American Law Institute, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Alpha Delta. Clubs: Embassy.
Married Dorothy L. Kelley, April. Children: Burns Harris III, Anna Sue DeAngelo, William Morris, Robert Wesley.