Carl Vinson

Carl Vinson
Former U.S. Representative from Georgia's 6th Congressional District From: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1965
Predecessor	Carlton Mobley
Successor	John Flynt
Former U.S. Representative from Georgia's 10th Congressional District From: November 3, 1914 – March 3, 1933
Predecessor	Thomas W. Hardwick
Successor	Charles H. Brand
Former State Representative from Georgia From: 1908 – 1914
Predecessor	???
Successor	???
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Party	Democrat
Spouse(s)	Mary Green

Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was a U.S. representative from Georgia from 1914–65 and important member of the Conservative Coalition. A segregationist, similar to many other Democrats of the time, Vinson was among those who signed the Southern Manifesto in opposition to Brown v. Board of Education. However, he is also remembered for having oversaw an expansion and modernization of the U.S. military, being known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy".

External links[edit]

• Profile at the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• Carl Vinson (1883-1981) | New Georgia Encyclopedia