Carl Vinson

Carl Vinson
38th Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office November 16, 1961 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Sam Rayburn
Succeeded by	Emanuel Celler
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965
Speaker	Sam Rayburn John William McCormack
Preceded by	Dewey J. Short
Succeeded by	L. Mendel Rivers
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Speaker	Sam Rayburn
Preceded by	Walter G. Andrews
Succeeded by	Dewey J. Short
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
In office November 3, 1914 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Thomas W. Hardwick
Succeeded by	John J. Flynt, Jr.
Constituency	10th district (1914–1933) 6th district (1933–1965)
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1908–1914
Personal details
Born	November 18, 1883 Baldwin County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	June 1, 1981 (aged 97) Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Mercer University
Signature

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.