Mack Mattingly
Mack Mattingly | |
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Mattingly in 2017 | |
| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Talmadge |
| Succeeded by | Wyche Fowler |
| United States Ambassador to Seychelles | |
| In office September 22, 1992 – March 1, 1993 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dick Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Carl Stokes |
| Chair of the Georgia Republican Party | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Mims Cook Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mack Francis Mattingly January 7, 1931 Anderson, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Carolyn Longcamp
(m. 1957; died 1997)Leslie Davisson (m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | IU Bloomington (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Service years | 1951–1955 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit | Hunter Army Air Field |
Mack Francis Mattingly (born January 7, 1931) is an American diplomat and politician from Georgia who served as a member of the United States Senate for one term from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to have served in the U.S. Senate from that state since the Reconstruction era, and was also the first Republican ever to have been elected to the United States Senate from Georgia by popular vote.