Andrew Davison ( September 15, 1800 – February 4, 1871) was a justice of the

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from January 3, 1853, to January 3, 1865.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,
Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices
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Leander J. Monks, ''Courts and lawyers of Indiana, Vol. 1'' (1916), p. 247-248.

Biography

Born in

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, Davison attended Jefferson College in

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. 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

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, on September 26, 1825, and entered the practice of law there, "in a short time becoming a leader in his profession". 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.

Personal life and death

On April 15, 1839, he married the widow, Mrs. Elgin Test. They had one child, Joseph R. Davison. Davison died in Greensburg at the age of 70, six years after retiring from the Supreme bench.

References

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