Role U.S. representative Political party Democratic Party Party Democratic Party | Alma mater South Georgia College Name Dawson Mathis | |
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Full Name Marvin Dawson Mathis Born November 30, 1940 (age 83)
Nashville, Georgia ( 1940-11-30 ) Education South Georgia State College | ||
Preceded by Maston E. O'Neal, Jr. Succeeded by Charles Floyd Hatcher | ||
Dawson mathis reflections on georgia politics
Marvin Dawson Mathis (November 30, 1940 – April 17, 2017) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Born in Nashville, Georgia, Mathis attended the Nashville public schools. He attended South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia. From 1964 to 1970, he was news director of WALB-TV in Albany, Georgia.
Mathis was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981). He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1980. In 1982 he tried to reclaim his old seat in the house but lost to successor Charles Hatcher in the Democratic primary. He became a private advocate. He was a resident of Nashville, Georgia.
Mathis died in April 2017 in Tifton, Georgia, aged 76.