Bill D. Burlison, (born March 15, 1931), is an American politician who has held office in Missouri and Maryland.Burlison attended Southeast Missouri State University and earned his law degree from the University of Missouri.Burlison is a lawyer and former law instructor originally from Wardell, Missouri who has also lived in Crofton, Maryland and Odenton, Maryland. He is a Democrat. He represented Missouri as a member of the U. S.