A look back at Dawson Mathis

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April 18, 2017

U.S. Rep. Dawson Mathis is shown in one of his official photos during his tenure as representative of the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia. Mathis died Monday at age 76. (Albany Herald file photo)

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Dawson Mathis, former journalist and congressman from the 2nd Congressional District 1971-81, died Monday at age 76. These are photos from his time as U.S. representative.

President Jimmy Carter meets with U.S. Rep. Dawson Mathis at the White House in August 1977. Mathis died Monday in Tifton at age 76. (Albany Herald file photo)

Dawson Mathis, shown in this undated portrait, served on House Agriculture Committee panels that oversaw the peanut and tobacco programs during his 10 years in the U.S. House from 1971-81. (Albany Herald file photo)

Dawson Mathis, a Nashville Democrat, served as U.S. representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia for a decade, 1971-81. He died Monday at age 76. (Albany Herald file photo)

U.S. Rep. Dawson Mathis talks to the crowd at what was likely a political event at the Downtowner Motor Inn in Albany in this undated photo. (Albany Herald file photo)

Dawson Mathis, running for re-election to his House seat in the 1978 elections, chats with Billy Carter of Plains at a political event in November 1977. (Albany Herald file photo)

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