This article is about the politician. For the aircraft carrier, see USS 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
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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.
CarlVinson (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...
USS CarlVinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for CarlVinson (1883-1981), a congressman from Georgia...
One (CSG-1 or CARSTRKGRU 1) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. USS CarlVinson (CVN-70) is the strike group's current flagship, and other units currently...
named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), after Carl G. Vinson, United States congressman from the state of Georgia, for his support...
five US Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS CarlVinson where the F-16s and F/A-18s engaged in a dogfight, missile lock and electronic...
Station Lemoore. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS CarlVinson (CVN-70). CVW-2 consists of 8 squadrons and one detachment. Originally...
their "AG" tail code. CVW-17 was then scheduled to be assigned to USS CarlVinson, as part of Carrier Strike Group One, which underwent a Refueling and...
by CarlVinson, a Democratic Congressman from Georgia who was Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee. It updated the provisions of the Vinson-Trammell...
Amphitrite; humorous malapropism "America's Favorite Carrier" – USS CarlVinson "Angry Cat" – French ship Henri IV; named so by the British, a play on...
wall is homeport to three aircraft carriers: USS Abraham Lincoln, USS CarlVinson, and USS Theodore Roosevelt. Additionally, the base was home to the Navy's...
filming on the flight deck, corridors, and hangar bay #3 of the USS CarlVinson. Macht played the title role in Frank Miller's 2008 adaptation of Will...
aircraft carrier. The first game was held on November 11, 2011 aboard USS CarlVinson, between Michigan State and North Carolina. President Barack Obama attended...
body of Osama bin Laden was flown from Bagram to the aircraft carrier CarlVinson in a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft escorted by two U.S. Navy F/A-18...
returning home in January 2003 to the Western Pacific aboard the USS CarlVinson (CVN-70). Operations included maritime patrol, security operations and...
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June 2015. "CarlVinson". www.nvr.navy.mil. Retrieved 21 June 2015. Ben Westcott (19 April 2017). "Where in the world is the USS CarlVinson?". CNN. Archived...
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