Background
Fones, William Hardin Davis was born on October 6, 1917 in Friendship, Tennessee, United States. Son of Roy Revelle and Kitty (Davis) J.
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Fones, William Hardin Davis was born on October 6, 1917 in Friendship, Tennessee, United States. Son of Roy Revelle and Kitty (Davis) J.
Student, Memphis State University, 1937. Juris Doctor, University Tennessee, 1940.
Practiced in, Memphis, 1945-1971; judge division, 15th Judicial Circuit Court Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 1971-1973; associate justice, Supreme Court, Tennessee, 1973-1974, 76-90; retired, Supreme Court, Tennessee, 1990; chief justice, Supreme Court, Tennessee, 1974-1976, 82-84; member executive council, Conference Chief Justices, 1976-1979; of counsel, Thorp & Fones, Memphis, since 1990.
Active local Boy Scouts American, American Red Cross, Shelby United Neighbors fund drives. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945.
Married Rebecca Logan Barr, July 26, 1946. Children: Jere, William Hardin Davis.