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American politician

Hugh Manson Dorsey (July 10, – June 11, ) was an American lawyer who was notable as the prosecuting attorney in the Leo Frank prosecution of , that subsequently led to a lynching after Frank's death sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.

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He was also a politician, a member of the Democratic Party, who was twice elected as the Governor of Georgia (–) and jurist who served for more than a decade as a superior court judge (–) in Atlanta.

Early life and education

Hugh Manson Dorsey was born in Fayetteville, Georgia, on July 10, , to Sarah Matilda (née Bennett) and Rufus T.

Dorsey.^[1][2] At the age of 8, he moved with his family in to Atlanta.^[3] His father was a judge and after moving to Atlanta formed the firm Wright and Dorsey with Judge William Wright.^[2][3] Dorsey attended local Atlanta schools.

He attended school for a year in Hartwell, Georgia, before returning to Atlanta.^[1]