James Douglas Mathis was born on September 12, 1945. Genealogical records identify him as the son of James Dewey Mathis and Gertrude Jahnkey Mathis. He lived in Glen Arm, Baltimore County, Maryland, where he was later recorded at 4016 Holly Knolls Drive. He died on November 19, 2007, at the age of 62.
Mathis was identified professionally as a Doctor of Medicine. The institution in which he received his medical education and the dates of his formal education are not included in the documented biography.
Mathis pursued professional work in both medicine and advertising. He was identified as a Doctor of Medicine and was associated with advertising and media production in the Baltimore area. His documented advertising work included the Colt 45 campaign in 1974, radio-commercial work, and service as a media campaign adviser to Joe Curran during Curran’s 1976 congressional campaign. Advertising associated with his work received recognition in 1973, 1974, and during the 1983–1984 period.
He was identified with the Republican Party.
Mathis was a member of the Advertising Association of Baltimore, reflecting his professional involvement in the Baltimore advertising community.
Mathis had one documented child, James Dunn Mathis, born in 1978.
