Born in Rich Hill, Missouri, he moved to the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory in 1906 to work in the coal mines there.
When he died at age 91 on April 28, 1983, he had served for over 41 years, longer on the Oklahoma Supreme Court than any other justice until that time.
[b] During this time, he also worked in Kansas coal mines until he moved to Bokoshe, Oklahoma, in 1906, where it was said that he was paid $1.07 per day.
[2] Davison was appointed as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court by Governor E. W. Marland on August 7, 1937.
[2] Davison's funeral was held at Crown Heights United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City, and he was interred at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada.