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Mervyn Malcolm Dymally, Ph.D. (born May 12 , 1926 in Cedros , Trinidad And Tobago ) is a California n Politician of mixed Indo - and Afro-Trinidadian heritage. Currently a member of the California State Assembly , Dymally was previously a member of the United States House Of Representatives , the first African American to serve as Lieutenant Governor Of California and the first African American to serve in the California State Senate . As a member of the House of Representative, he was the first foreign-born black Member Of Congress and one of the first Persons Of Indian Origin to serve in the U.S. Congress. Dymally received his secondary education at Naparima College , San Fernando , Trinidad , his undergraduate education at Lincoln University , Jefferson City, Missouri and Los Angeles State College , his Master's degree from California State University , Sacramento , and his doctorate from United States International University (now Alliant International University ), San Diego . EXTERNAL LINKS |