Carl Vinson

Carl Vinson
38th Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
November 16, 1961 – January 3, 1965
Preceded bySam Rayburn
Succeeded byEmanuel Celler
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965
SpeakerSam Rayburn
John William McCormack
Preceded byDewey J. Short
Succeeded byL. Mendel Rivers
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
SpeakerSam Rayburn
Preceded byWalter G. Andrews
Succeeded byDewey J. Short
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia
In office
November 3, 1914 – January 3, 1965
Preceded byThomas W. Hardwick
Succeeded byJohn J. Flynt, Jr.
Constituency10th district (1914–1933)
6th district (1933–1965)
Member of the
Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1908–1914
Personal details
BornNovember 18, 1883
Baldwin County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1981 (aged 97)
Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMercer University
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Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented Georgia in the House from 1914 to 1965. He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy". He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Georgia.[1] From 1961 to 1965, he served as the Dean of the US House of Representatives as the longest serving member of the body.

USS Carl Vinson, the third Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, is named after him.

  1. ^ "Carl Vinson (1883-1981)".