Marvin Griffin
| Marvin Griffin | |
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| 72nd Governor of Georgia | |
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In office January 11, 1955 – January 13, 1959 |
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| Lieutenant | Ernest Vandiver |
| Preceded by | Herman Talmadge |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Vandiver |
| 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Georgia | |
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In office November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955 |
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| Governor | Herman Talmadge |
| Preceded by | Melvin E. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Vandiver |
| Member of the Georgia General Assembly | |
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In office 1934–1936 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Samuel Marvin Griffin September 4, 1907 Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 1982 (aged 74) Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Smith Laura Jane Gibson "Lollie" |
| Children | Patricia Ann Griffin (daughter) Samuel Marvin Griffin, Jr. (son) |
| Alma mater | The Citadel |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1941–1947 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier general
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| Unit |
 Georgia National Guard
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| Commands | Adjutant General of Georgia |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Samuel Marvin Griffin, Sr. (September 4, 1907 – June 13, 1982) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.
A lifelong Democrat, Griffin was a native of Bainbridge, Georgia. He served as the 72nd Governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959, where he supported educational segregation and opposed the integration of Georgia schools. After the end of his gubernatorial tenure, he returned to his native Bainbridge and entered the real estate business, helping to found the Bainbridge College in 1970. He worked on the college's board of directors and died from lung cancer in 1982.
Griffin was born in Bainbridge, Georgia and graduated from The Citadel in 1929. He taught in Virginia for a short time before moving back to Bainbridge.
In 1934, Griffin, a lifelong Democrat, was elected to the Georgian general assembly. Two years later, he failed in an attempt to be elected to the House of Representatives. After that, he served in the administration of Governor Eurith D. Rivers, rising to the post of executive secretary. He also owned the Bainbridge radio station, WMGR, which was established in the late 1940s. The call sign was for Marvin Griffin Radio.
When the United States entered World War II, Griffin was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, and later rose to the rank of brigadier general. He was appointed adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard in 1944, serving in that position until 1947.
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