1. John Flynt attended Spalding County public schools, before enrolling in Georgia Military Academy.
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John Flynt then attended the University of Georgia at Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society.
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John Flynt was assigned to the 6th Horse Cavalry Regiment at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
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In World War II, Flynt served as Aide-de-Camp for Brigadier General Robert W Grow in the 3rd Armored Division in France and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 1944.
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In 1945, John Flynt joined the US Army Reserve, where he later retired a Colonel.
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John Flynt attended law schools at the University of Georgia, Emory University, and received an LLB from George Washington University Law School in 1940.
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John Flynt 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.
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John 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.
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John Flynt was reelected to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from November 2,1954, to January 3,1979.
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Jack John Flynt was the focus of two books by the political scientist, Richard Fenno: Home Style and Congress at the Grassroots.
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John Flynt was one of the most conservative Democrats in the House.
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John Flynt cast votes against abortion, gun control, the Equal Rights Amendment, Medicare, and public housing.
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John Flynt opposed reciprocal trade agreements fearing that they would hurt the textile industry in his district, and supported price support for agriculture.
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John Flynt voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,1960,1964, and 1968 as well as the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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John Flynt was reelected nine times without serious difficulty, eight of those times unopposed.
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John Flynt faced a Republican only once during this time, in 1966.
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John Flynt engaged in banking and real estate, and lived in Griffin, Georgia, until his death in 2007.