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Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) "Some of the people that ate my barbecue didn't vote for me." Marvin Griffin commenting after losing his gubernatorial bid in 1962 Always prepared with a joke or story, Marvin Griffin was the adjutant general of Georgia during the 1947 governor's controversy.  Griffin was from Bainbridge, Georgia where he owned the local newspaper.  In 1948, Griffin was successful in his bid for the position of lt. governor, and he was reelected in 1950.  With Talmadge's blessing, Griffin defeated a field of nine candidates for governor in 1954.  The Griffin administration was riddled with corruption, although there was never any evidence that Griffin himself benefited from any malfeasance.  In 1962, Griffin ran once again for governor.  However, he was defeated in his return bid and never again held political office. Griffin was briefly the vice presidential nominee of the American Independent Party in 1968 when George Wallace ran for president on that label.  Griffin died in 1982.

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