Editing Dave Treen (section)

==Early life and legal career==
Treen was born in the state capital of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] to Joseph Paul and Elizabeth (née Speir) Treen.<ref name="Legacy Advocate">{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=gov-david-conner-treen&pid=135263008|title=Gov. David Conner Treen|place=Baton Rouge|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)|The Advocate]]|access-date=November 1, 2009}}</ref> He attended public schools in the parishes of [[East Baton Rouge]], [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson]], and [[Orleans Parish, Louisiana|Orleans]].<ref name="1974 directory">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dJgn3TFLJ8C&q=%22david+C+treen%22+Simplex+%22Vice+president%22&pg=PA77|title=1974 Official Congressional Directory|place=Washington|publisher=Government Printing Office|year=1974|via=Google Books|page=77}}</ref>

In 1945, Treen graduated from the former [[Alcee Fortier High School]] in New Orleans, where his classmates included the subsequent [[political consultant]] and [[journalist]] [[Victor Gold (journalist)|Victor Gold]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/448398/victor-gold-rip|title=Victor Gold RIP|author=Quin Hillyer|website=[[National Review]]|date=June 7, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|author-link=Quin Hillyer}}</ref><ref name="NOLA obituary">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031223441/http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/former_louisiana_gov_dave_tree.html|archive-date=October 31, 2009|title=Former Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen dies at 81|work=The Times-Picayune|place=New Orleans|url=https://www.nola.com/news/article_e6bb2d54-0fa3-5889-874d-d4017c2e1e1c.html|url-status=dead|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 in history and [[political science]] from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. While at Tulane, he was a brother of [[Kappa Sigma]] [[College fraternity|fraternity]]. In 1950, he graduated from [[Tulane Law School]] and was admitted to the bar.<ref name="Congress bio"/>

Treen served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] from 1951 to 1952. After his discharge, Treen joined the law firm of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles.<ref name="Congress bio">{{cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=T000362|title=TREEN, David Conner (1928-2009)|publisher=U.S. Congress|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=April 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630110819/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000362|archive-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1952 to 1957, Treen was legal counsel and vice president of the [[Simplex Manufacturing Corporation]] in New Orleans.<ref name="1974 directory"/> In 1957, Treen became an associate at the Beard, Blue & Schmitt law firm before eventually being promoted to partner in what became Beard, Blue, Schmitt & Treen.<ref name="1974 directory"/>