Davis Robinson

Davis Rowland Robinson 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. This came after former diplomat Roberts Bishop Owen resigned from the duty. He was nominated by Ronald Reagan for the position.

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale College in 1961 and another from Harvard Law School in 1967.