Carl Vinson

Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician. He served as a Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat. He was 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".

Other websites
 University of Georgia brief biography 
 University of Georgia Profile of Carl Vinson 
 Congressional Biography
 entry in the New Georgia Encyclopedia 
  United States Navy website:  USS CARL VINSON 
 Mercer University Press, "Carl Vinson Patriarch of the Armed Forces," 2004 
 Vinson Institute Press, "Carl Vinson:  A Legacy of Public Service," 2002 

Category:1883 births
Category:1981 deaths
Category:Deans of the United States House of Representatives
Category:United States representatives from Georgia
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:20th-century American politicians