Mervyn Dymally was born on 12 May 1926 in Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago. He was married to Amentha Isaacs and Alice Gueno. He died on 7 October 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dymally was the first Trinidadian to serve California as State Senator and Lieutenant Governor and was one of the first persons of Dougla (mixed African and Indian) origin to serve in the U.S. Congress. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981-1993.
