Davis Robinson

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Davis Robinson
15th Legal Adviser of the Department of State
In office
July 27, 1981 –February 27, 1985
Residence Washington, D.C.
EducationYale College, Harvard Law School
Alma mater Harvard Law School

Davis Rowland Robinson (born July 11, 1940) is an American retired politician who served as the 15th Legal Adviser of the Department of State from July 1981 to February 1985 under the Reagan Administration. [1] [2] [3] This came after former diplomat Roberts Bishop Owen resigned from the duty. [3] He was nominated by Ronald Reagan for the position. [4]

Life

Robinson was born on July 11, 1940 in New York to parents Thomas Porter Robinson and John F. Degener. He married Suzanne Walker on June 11, 1959. [5] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale College in 1961 and another from Harvard Law School in 1967. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nomination of Davis R. Robinson To Be Legal Adviser of the Department of State | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Davis Rowland Robinson - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "PN426 - Nomination of Davis Rowland Robinson for Department of State, 97th Congress (1981-1982)". www.congress.gov. July 24, 1981. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Appointments & Nominations, June 5, 1981 | Ronald Reagan". www.reaganlibrary.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Suzanne Walker Is Attended by 8 At Her Wedding; 1959 Debutante Bride of Davis R. Robinson, a Law Student (Published 1966)". June 12, 1966. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
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