Marvin Dawson MATHIS, Congress, GA (1940)

MATHIS Marvin Dawson , a Representative from Georgia; born in Nashville, Berrien County, Ga., November 30, 1940; attended the Nashville public schools; attended South Georgia College in Douglas, Ga.; news director, WALB-TV, Albany, Ga., 1964-1970; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1981); unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1980; private advocate; died on April 17, 2017, in Tifton, Ga.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present