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Carl Vinson

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (November 18, 1883-June 1, 1981)
    Born in Futon County, Georgia
    Congressional Representative from Georgia (1914-65)
    Chaired the House Naval Affairs Committee (1931-47) and House Armed Services Committee (1949-53,1955-65)
    At his retirement, had served longer in the House than any other Congressman (a record since broken)
    Democrat
    Received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom with Special Distinction (`1964)

Why he might be annoying:

    He chewed tobacco.
    He never learned to drive a car.
    He lobbied for a seat on the House Naval Affairs Committee despite representing a landlocked district and having never before even seen a battleship.
    He signed the pro-segregation Southern Manifesto (1956).
    If you search Google Images for 'Carl Vinson,' you will get far more pictures of the aircraft carrier than the Congressman.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an advocate for maintaining America's naval strength between World Wars I and II.
    He was called 'Father of the Two-Ocean Navy.'
    Admiral Chester Nimitz said, 'I do not where this country would have been after December 7, 1941, if it had not had the ships and the know-how to build ships fast, for which one Vinson bill after another was responsible.
    He was one of the few people to have a major US Navy vessel named after him while alive, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (1980).
    The highest peak in Antarctica, Vinson Massif, was named after him because of his support for Antarctic exploration and research.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 33 Votes: 36.36% Annoying