Mervyn M. Dymally
| Mervyn M. Dymally | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from District 53 | |
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In office December 7, 2002 – December 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Carl Washington |
| Succeeded by | Isadore Hall |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 31st district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Charles H. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Matthew G. Martinez |
| 41st Lieutenant Governor of California | |
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In office January 6, 1975 – January 8, 1979 |
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| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | John L. Harmer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Curb |
| Member of the California State Senate from District 29 | |
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In office 1967–1975 |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from District 53 | |
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In office 1963–1967 |
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| Personal details | |
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Mervyn Malcolm Dymally May 12, 1926 Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | October 7, 2012 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Culver City, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Amentha V. Dymally Alice Gueno |
| Children | Lynn V. Dymally Mark S. Dymally |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Alma mater |
Lincoln University |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Lincoln University
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Sacramento
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (May 12, 1926 – October 7, 2012) was a California Democratic politician. He served in the California State Assembly (1963–66) and the California State Senate (1967–75), as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (1975–79), and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–93). Dymally returned to politics a decade later to serve in the California State Assembly (2003–08).
Dymally, of mixed Indo-Trinidadian and Afro-Trinidadian heritage, was the first Trinidadian to serve California as State Senator and Lieutenant Governor. He was one of the first persons of African and Indian origin to serve in the U.S. Congress. In 1974 he and George L. Brown became the first two blacks elected to statewide office since Oscar Dunn did so during Reconstruction. Dymally was also one of three African Americans to hold statewide office in California including Wilson Riles, who served as California Superintendent of Public Instruction serving from 1971 to 1983 and Kamala Harris, who is currently serving as California Attorney General.
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