Dawson Mathis
Marvin Dawson Mathis (born November 30, 1940 in Nashville , Georgia - † April 17, 2017 in Tifton , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1971 and 1981 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .
Life
Dawson Mathis attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at South Georgia College in Douglas . Between 1964 and 1970 he was news director of the television company WALB-TV in Albany .
Politically, Mathis joined the Democratic Party . In the 1970 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Maston E. O'Neal on January 3, 1971 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1981 . During this time, among other things, the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate affair fell .
In 1980 Dawson Mathis sought unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the US Senate elections ; The primary winner was incumbent Herman Talmadge . After that, Mathias withdrew from politics. In the following years he worked as a private lawyer.
Web links
- Dawson Mathis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jim Wallace: Former US congressman and WALB anchor passes away at 76. In: walb.com. Raycom Media, April 18, 2017, accessed April 18, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Mathis, Dawson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mathis, Marvin Dawson (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , Georgia |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th April 2017 |
Place of death | Tifton , Georgia |