Background
Dorsey, Richard J. was born on December 30, 1927 in New York City. Son of Daniel A. and Edna J. Dorsey.
Dorsey, Richard J. was born on December 30, 1927 in New York City. Son of Daniel A. and Edna J. Dorsey.
AB, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1952.
Associate Gualtieri Law Practice, Rome, 1956—1962. Principal Dorsey Law Practice, 1962. Assistant attorney general Department Law, Albany, 1963—1968.
Associate counsel Environmental Facilities Corporation, 1968—1972. Assistant attorney general Department Law, 1972—1990. Principal Dorsey Law Practice, Valatie, New York, since 1991.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1955, PTO.
Vice president Riders Mills History Area, New York, since 1998. Past president board Catholic Charities of Columbia Greene Counties, Hudson, 1989—1993. Member of American Bar Association.
Married Patricia A. Craig, June 26, 1954. Children: Mary C., Richard F., Susanne M., John Jay, Paul C., Ann R.