Hugh M. Dorsey

Hugh Manson Dorsey (July 10, 1871 - June 11, 1948) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician associated with the Democrat Party.

In addition to serving consecutive two-year terms as the Governor of Georgia from 1917 to 1921, Dorsey is also noted as the prosecuting attorney (serving as the solicitor-general of the Fulton County Superior Court) in the Leo Frank murder trial. His fame from that trial led to his successful gubernatorial campaign.

He was born in Fayetteville, Georgia, Georgia in 1871 and moved with his family to Atlanta, Georgia in 1879. Dorsey graduated from the University of Georgia in 1893. Dorsey also served as a superior court judge in Atlanta from 1935 until his death in 1948. He is buried in Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

Dorsey was portrayed by Richard Jordan in the 1988 TV-movie "The Murder of Mary Phagan".

References

* [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/what_do_we_have/govhisroster.htm Georgia State Archives Roster of State Governors]
* [http://www.gashpo.org/assets/documents/ga_govs_graves_field_guide.pdf "Georgia Governor's Gravesites Field Guide (1776-2003)"]
* [http://www.georgiahistory.com/hugh_dorsey.htm Georgia Historical Marker for Hugh Dorsey]
* [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-jun/jun11.htm "This Day in Georgia History:June 11", Compiled by Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia]