John James Flynt, Jr. (born November 8, 1914) was a United States Representative from Georgia. Born in Griffin, Georgia, he attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward Academy). He received an A.B. from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1936 and was a member of the United States Army in 1936-1937 and from 1941 to 1945; he was also a member of the United States Army Reserve. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Griffin is a city located in Spalding County, Georgia. ... // Overview and History Woodward Academys Front Gate (Main Campus) Woodward Academy is a prestigious school located in College Park, Georgia. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The University of Georgia, is located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia and is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Flynt attended Emory University Law School in 1937 and 1938 and graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1940. He was a lawyer in private practice and was assistant United States attorney for northern district of Georgia from 1939 to 1941 and again in 1945 and 1946. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1947-1948, and was solicitor general for Griffin Judicial Circuit from 1949 to 1954. In 1952-1954, he was president of the Georgia Bar Association. Flynt was a delegate to the Georgia State Democratic conventions in 1946, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, and 1966, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1960 and 1968. George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. ... United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. ... The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly (the state legislature) of Georgia. ... The Solicitor General is a cabinet position in several countries, dealing with legal affairs. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ...

Flynt was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative A. Sidney Camp, and at the same time was elected to the Eighty-fourth Congress. He was reelected to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from November 2, 1954 to January 3, 1979. While in Congress, he was chair of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth Congresses). Flynt was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978 and resumed the practice of law and farming operations. He engaged in banking and real estate, and is a resident of Griffin, Georgia. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress