Carl Vinson

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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