United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Stallings, Patricia2002-11-19Encyclopedia article about Hugh M. Dorsey. Georgia governor Hugh Manson Dorsey brought both youth and progressive ideas to the office in 1917. A lawyer by trade, he oversaw numerous education initiatives, vehemently opposed mob violence against blacks, and condemned the state's practice of a political convention system. While Dorsey tried with some success to bring Georgia into a more progressive era, he will forever be remembered as the man who prosecuted the notorious Leo Frank case.text/htmlenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Dorsey, Hugh Manson, 1871-1948Governors--GeorgiaLawyers--Georgia--AtlantaPublic prosecutors--Georgia--AtlantaJudges--Georgia--AtlantaPoliticians--Georgia--AtlantaHugh M. Dorsey (1871-1948)Text