Marvin Griffin

Marvin Griffin
72nd Governor of Georgia
In office January 11, 1955 – January 13, 1959
Lieutenant	Ernest Vandiver
Preceded by	Herman Talmadge
Succeeded by	Ernest Vandiver
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
In office November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955
Governor	Herman Talmadge
Preceded by	Melvin E. Thompson
Succeeded by	Ernest 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.
Died	June 13, 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 74) Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Smith Laura Jane Gibson "Lollie"
Children	Patricia Ann Griffin (daughter) Samuel Marvin Griffin Jr. (son)
Alma mater	The Citadel
Profession	Newspaper publisher
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1947
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Georgia National Guard
Commands	Adjutant General of Georgia
Battles/wars	World 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.