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Hugh Manson Dorsey (July 10, 1871 – June 11, 1948) was an American lawyer who was notable as the prosecuting attorney in the Leo Frank prosecution of 1913, that subsequently led to a lynching after Frank's death sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.
May 18, 2024 · Frank A. Hooper follows, assisting in prosecution. August 22-Solicitor-General Dorsey begins closing address, extending over three days. August 25-Case goes to jury and verdict of guilty is returned. August 26-Frank sentenced to death on October 10, 1913; attorneys move for new trial.
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey (1871-1948) Year Erected: 2006. Marker Text: Hugh Manson Dorsey was born in Fayetteville, and was admitted to the Georgia bar at the Fayette County Courthouse in 1894. After practicing law at his father’s firm, Dorsey became solicitor general of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in 1910.
About. HUGH MANSON DORSEY, Georgia’s 50th governor, was born in Fayetteville, Georgia, on July 10, 1871. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1893, then studied law at the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar in 1894, and established a successful legal career in Atlanta.
Georgia governor Hugh M. Dorsey brought both youth and progressive ideas to the office in 1917. He is best known, however, as the prosecutor in the notorious Leo Frank case. Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries. A More Perfect Union. Learn More.
Hugh Manson Dorsey (1871-1948) was a prosecuting attorney, judge and Governor of Georgia. He was famous for his role as the prosecuting attorney in the murder of industrialist Leo Max Frank in 1913. Categories: 1871 births. 1948 deaths.
Jul 30, 2006 · Hugh Manson Dorsey was born in Fayetteville, and was admitted to the Georgia bar at the Fayette County Courthouse in 1894. After practicing law at his father’s firm, Dorsey became solicitor general of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in 1910. In this capacity, he prosecuted the 1913 murder case against Leo Frank.
