Davison was elected from the Second district in 1852, defeating over Charles Dewey, and taking his seat on the Supreme bench of Indiana on January 3, 1853. He was re-elected in the fall of 1858, and continued in office until January 2, 1865, a total of twelve years.[2]
Personal life and deathedit
On April 15, 1839, he married the widow, Mrs. Elgin Test. They had one child, Joseph R. Davison.[2]
Davison died in Greensburg at the age of 70, six years after retiring from the Supreme bench.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abMinde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.
^ abcdLeander J. Monks, Courts and lawyers of Indiana, Vol. 1 (1916), p. 247-248.
andrew, davison, judge, andrew, davison, september, 1800, february, 1871, justice, indiana, supreme, court, from, january, 1853, january, 1865, biography, editborn, franklin, county, pennsylvania, davison, attended, jefferson, college, canonsburg, pennsylvania. Andrew Davison September 15 1800 February 4 1871 was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 3 1853 to January 3 1865 1 2 Biography editBorn in Franklin County Pennsylvania Davison attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg Pennsylvania He studied law with Thomas H Crawford and in 1825 moved to Indiana seeking a place to recruit his health and with the hope of finding a favorable location to follow his profession He gained admission to the bar at Greensburg Indiana on September 26 1825 and entered the practice of law there in a short time becoming a leader in his profession 2 Davison was elected from the Second district in 1852 defeating over Charles Dewey and taking his seat on the Supreme bench of Indiana on January 3 1853 He was re elected in the fall of 1858 and continued in office until January 2 1865 a total of twelve years 2 Personal life and death editOn April 15 1839 he married the widow Mrs Elgin Test They had one child Joseph R Davison 2 Davison died in Greensburg at the age of 70 six years after retiring from the Supreme bench 1 References edit a b Minde C Browning Richard Humphrey and Bruce Kleinschmidt Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices Indiana Law Review Vol 30 No 1 1997 section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page a b c d Leander J Monks Courts and lawyers of Indiana Vol 1 1916 p 247 248 Political offices Preceded byIsaac Blackford Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court1853 1865 Succeeded byJehu Elliott nbsp This Indiana related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Davison judge amp oldid 1106047281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
