Flynt, John James, 1914-2007.

John James Flynt, Jr. was born in Griffin, Georgia on 8 November 1914. Flynt graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1936. He later attended Emory University Law School and graduated from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. with an LL.B. and J.D. in 1940. He held various state positions including assistant United States attorney of the northern district of Georgia; member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948; solicitor general of Griffin Judicial Circuit from 1949 to 1954; president of the Solicitors General Association of Georgia from 1950 to 1951; president of the Georgia Bar Association from 1954 to 1955. As a Georgia Democrat, Flynt served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1978, where he chaired the House Ethics Committee. He also served on the Appropriations Committee and was a ranking member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. After serving in Congress, Flynt resumed practicing law and farming in addition to engaging in banking and real estate.

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series X : Photographs, 1950s. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729871190

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series II : Flood control, 1958-1978. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729755674

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series V : Legislative, 1954-1970. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 751487138

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series III : General, 1954-1978. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729755073

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series I : Departmental, 1963-1978. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729750124

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series VI : County files, 1954-1963. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729874647

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series VIII : Personal, 1954-1961. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729871175

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series VII : Politics, 1954-1970. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729874948

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IV : Intra-office, 1953-1975. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729871008

From the description of John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX : Audiovisual materials, 1978 February 23. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 729872767