Walter F. George '01, United States Senator, 1922–57; President pro tempore, 1955-57; namesake of Mercer Law School. Thomas W. Hardwick '(18)92, United States Senator, 1914–19; Governor of Georgia, 1921-23. Carl Vinson '02, United States Representative, 1914–65; the first person to serve more than 50 years in the House of Representatives and namesake of the USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.