Background
Dorsey, Cam Dawson was born on February 1, 1882 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Son of Rufus Thomas and Sarah Matilda (Bennett) Dorsey.
Dorsey, Cam Dawson was born on February 1, 1882 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Son of Rufus Thomas and Sarah Matilda (Bennett) Dorsey.
Bachelor of Science, University of Georgia, 1903. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1907.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1904, and since practiced in Atlanta. Member Dorsey & Dorsey. Attorney United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1918.
District counsel of same for southeastern states, 1919-1921.
Standing master in chancery United States District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1920-1929 (resigned). Commissioner on uniform state laws 1932-1941 (resigned).
Director of Rhodes, Incorporated, and Affiliates. President Fulton County Board of Education, 1930-1933.
Treasurer and trustee University of Georgia Foundation.
Member American and Georgia bar associations, Society Colonial Wars, Columbia University Alumni Association (Vice-President), University of Georgia Alumni Society (president 1942-1943), Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Club: Piedmont Driving.
Married Minnie Wynn Adams, December 4, 1909. Children: Samuel Adams, Rufus Thomas (deceased), Cam Dawson, Roy Adams.