Carl Vinson (1883-1981)

Carl Vinson (November 19, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was a United States Congressman from Georgia and 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". He was the son of Edward Storey Vinson (1850-1939) and Annie Adela Morris (1855-1937) and the granduncle of the United States Senator Sam Nunn (1938).