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Hugh M. Dorsey

AKA Hugh Manson Dorsey

Born: 10-Jul-1871
Birthplace: Fayetteville, GA
Died: 11-Jun-1948
Location of death: Atlanta, GA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, GA

Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Georgia, 1917-21

Father: Rufus Thomas Dorsey (attorney)
Mother: Sarah Matilda Bennett
Wife: Adair Wilkinson (m. 29-Jun-1911, two children)

    University: University of Georgia (1889-93)
    Law School: University of Virginia Law School (1894)

    Georgia State Official Superior Court Judge, Atlanta Circuit (1935-48)
    Georgia State Official Judge, Atlanta City Court (1926-35)
    Governor of Georgia (30-Jun-1917 to 25-Jun-1921)
    Georgia State Official Solicitor-General, Fulton County Superior Court (1910-16)
    Dorsey, Brewster, and Howell Partner
    Freemasonry
    Kappa Alpha Order
    Oddfellows
    State Bar of Georgia 1894


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