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The first African American to be elected to the office of governor of a U. S. state was L. Douglas Wilder for the state of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. From 2005 through 2009 he has been the mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Wilder is also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated.

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  • L. Douglas Wilder was the first African American to be elected as a state Governor in the United States.
  • He was the Governor of Virginia of 1990 threw 1994
  • He was Virginia from Richmond
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Contrary to the previous answer, Tom Bradley is not the first governor of California, however he was the first and only African American mayor of Los Angeles (1973-1993). To date there has been no African American governor of California. That said, Mervyn M. Dymally was the the only African American lieutenant governor of California (2003-2008). If you really wanted to split etymological hairs, former Governor Schwarzenegger's surname translates from German to "black ploughman." This of course is derivative of the area from which the surname originated (Switzerland/Austria), and does not necessarily denote someone's color as in the obvious case of said Governer.

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Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the first African American governor. He was governor of Louisiana for just 35 days from December 9, 1872 to January 13, 187).

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