Mervyn M. Dymally

A Representative from California. Born in Cedros, Trinidad, British West Indies, May 12, 1926. Attended Cedros Government School, Trinidad. Graduated from St. Benedict and Naparima Secondary, San Fernando, Trinidad, 1944. B. A. , California State University, Los Angeles, 1954. M. A. , California State University, Sacramento, 1969. Ph. D. , United States International University, San Diego, 1977. President, Mervyn M. Dymally Co. , Inc. , 1979-1981. Teacher. Lecturer. Served in the California state legislature, 1963-1966. State senator, 1967-1975. Lieutenant Governor, California, 1975-1979. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1993). Was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress. Member of the California state assembly, 2002-2008. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the California state senate in 2008. Died on October 7, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.