Hugh
Manson
Dorsey
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Adair (Wilkinson) Dorsey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Hugh Manson Dorsey Jr. and Hugh Manson Dorsey Jr
Died
at age 76
in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2015
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Hugh Dorsey is Notable.
| Preceded by 61st Governor Nathaniel Edwin Harris |
Hugh M. Dorsey 62nd Governor of Georgia  |
Succeeded by 63rd Governor Thomas W. Hardwick |
Biography
Hugh Manson Dorsey was born on 10 Jul 1871 in Fayetteville, Georgia to parents Rufus T Dorsey and Sarah Matilda Bennett. He married Adair Wilkinson on 29 Jun 1911 in Atlanta, Georgia. Children: Hugh Mason Jr., James Wilkinson. No other children listed in family Bible. He died on 11 Jun 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia.
"He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1893, studied law at the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar in 1894 and established a successful legal career in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as a Captain in the Atlanta Grays, Company K, Georgia Volunteers, U.S. Army and later on the staff of Governor William Atkinson as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1895. He was appointed to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit as solicitor general, serving (1910-16). In 1916, he was elected as a Democrat the 62nd Georgia Governor, serving until 1921. As Governor, he supported mandatory education for blacks and whites, condemned lynching, endorsed conventions to discuss race affairs and he established eight new counties. After leaving office, he practiced law, was a judge on the Atlanta City Court, (1926-35) and served as a superior court judge in Atlanta, from 1935 until his death at age 76."
Sources
- The Dorsey Family, p 42
- Find A Grave: Memorial #7961127
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