Vinson Wall | |
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Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 61st district | |
In office 1973–1982 | |
Succeeded by | Rex A. Millsaps |
In office 1985–1990s | |
Preceded by | Rex A. Millsaps |
Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 82nd district | |
In office 1990s–1996 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Coan |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarke County,Georgia,U.S. | October 17,1947
Political party | Republican |
Children | 1 [1] |
Vinson Wall (born October 17,1947) [1] is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 61st and 82nd district of the Georgia House of Representatives. [1] [2]
Wall was born in Clarke County,Georgia and attended Gwinnett High School. He was a Air National Guard for six years. [1]
In 1973,Wall was elected to represent the 61st district of the Georgia House of Representatives. [1] In 1982,he left office to run for the Georgia State Senate but was unsuccessful. Two years later he was re-elected to the 61st district seat,succeeding Rex Millsap who had gained the seat after Wall left. [3]
In response to an attorney general ruling that coroners cannot subpoena police or medical records triggered by the controversial investigation into the beating death of a teenager,Wall proposed a bill in 1986 to grant inquest powers to medical examiners and coroners along with bills related to the office of coroner. [4]
In the 1990s,Wall was elected to represent the 82nd district. He served until 1996,when he was succeeded by Mike Coan. [2]
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