Background
Godbold, Norman Dosier was born on April 1, 1877 in Bethel, Alabama, United States. Son of Leonard William and Alice (Ratcliffe) Godbold.
Godbold, Norman Dosier was born on April 1, 1877 in Bethel, Alabama, United States. Son of Leonard William and Alice (Ratcliffe) Godbold.
Graduate Florence (Alabama) State Normal College, 1891-1894. Bachelor of Laws, University of Alabama, 1895.
Admitted to Alabama bar, 1895. In practice in Alabama, 1895-1919 and Honolulu, Hawaiian Territory., 1919-1933. Solicitor Washington County, Alabama, 1896-1897, Wilcox County, 1904-1907.
Mayor Camden, Alabama, 1903-1905.
Member Alabama State Senate, 1911-1915. Assistant United State Attorneys, Honolulu, 1919-1923, assistant city and county attorney, 1924-1926.
Appointed first judge, 1st Circuit Court of Hawaiian Territory., 1933. Delaware National Democratic Convention, New York, 1924.
Mason (past West.M. and H.P.). Knights of Pythias (past Community College).
Married Irene Alford, June 25, 1902. Children: Evelyn (wife of Harry Sanders, United States Navy), Norman Dosier, Wilford Darrington.