John Flynt

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John Flynt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
In office November 2, 1954 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Albert Sidney Camp
Succeeded by	Newt Gingrich
Constituency	4th district (1954–1965) 6th district (1965–1979)
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1947–1948
Personal details
Born	John James Flynt Jr. (1914-11-08)November 8, 1914 Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
Died	June 24, 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 92) Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

John James Flynt Jr. (November 8, 1914 – June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for two congressional districts in Georgia from 1954 to 1979. Upon his retirement from the House, he was succeeded by future House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whom Flynt had narrowly defeated in the two previous elections.