Marvin Griffin

Marvin Griffin
72nd Governor of Georgia
In office
January 11, 1955 – January 13, 1959
LieutenantErnest Vandiver
Preceded byHerman Talmadge
Succeeded byErnest Vandiver
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
In office
November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955
GovernorHerman Talmadge
Preceded byMelvin E. Thompson
Succeeded byErnest Vandiver
Member of the Georgia General Assembly
In office
1934–1936
Personal details
Born
Samuel Marvin Griffin

(1907-09-04)September 4, 1907
Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 74)
Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Smith
Laura Jane Gibson "Lollie"
ChildrenPatricia Ann Griffin (daughter)
Samuel Marvin Griffin Jr. (son)
Alma materThe Citadel
ProfessionNewspaper publisher
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1947
RankBrigadier general
UnitGeorgia National Guard
CommandsAdjutant General of Georgia
Battles/warsWorld War II

Samuel Marvin Griffin, Sr. (September 4, 1907 – June 13, 1982) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.

A lifelong Democrat, Griffin was a native of Bainbridge, Georgia and publisher of the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight. He served as the 72nd governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959, where he supported educational segregation and opposed the integration of Georgia schools. After the end of his gubernatorial tenure, he returned to his native Bainbridge and entered the real estate business, helping to found Bainbridge College (later Bainbridge State College) in 1970. He served on the college's board of directors and died from lung cancer in 1982.