Carl Vinson Politician

Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives. He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy".

Personal facts

Carl Vinson
Birth dateNovember 18, 1883
Birth place
Baldwin County Georgia
Date of deathJune 01, 1981
Place of death
Milledgeville Georgia
Education
Mercer University

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Office holder

officeDean of the United States House of Representatives
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Georgia's 10th congressional district
Georgia (U.S. state)
successor

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Carl Vinson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000105
  2. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/about/carlvinson.php
  3. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/about/carlvinson_legend.php
  4. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/store/item.php?item=1
  5. http://www.cvn70.navy.mil
  6. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-514
  7. http://www.mupress.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=331