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Thirman L. Milner
Thirman L. Milner (born October 29, 1933) is an American politician from Hartford, Connecticut. A Democrat, he served as the 62nd Mayor of Hartford from 1981 to 1987 and was the first popularly elected black mayor in New England. Early life Thirman Milner was born in Hartford, Connecticut's North End. Milner was the fifth child born out of six children. Milner's father died when Milner was young. Milner largely grew up on Hartford's South End, though he spent some parts of his youth living in the South End and Asylum Hill. During his childhood his mother, Grace Milner, who was working to support her family, went on welfare. During part of his childhood, he lived in Glastonbury, Connecticut with a relative that operated a summer camp. While living in Glastonbury, Milner became a member of Future Farmers of America, worked as a camp counselor, and attended high school at Glastonbury High School, which he dropped out of during his junior year. In the early 1950s, he received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Hartford, Connecticut
The following table lists the individuals who served as mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, their political party affiliations, and their dates in office, as well as other information.Kevin FloodMayors of Hartford HartfordHistory.net (retrieved April 26, 2015). History The city of Hartford switched from a mayor–council government to a council–manager government in 1947.H. George Frederickson, Gary Alan Johnson & Curtis H. Wood, ''The Adapted City: Institutional Dynamics and Structural Change'' (M.E. Sharpe: 2004), pp. 145–47. The mayor was chosen from among the city council until 1969, when the mayor began to be directly elected in partisan elections.Wendy L. Hassett, "Hartford: Politics Trumps Professionalism" in ''More Than Mayor or Manager: Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America's Large Cities'' (James H. Svara & Douglas J. Watson eds., Georgetown University Press: 2010), pp. 70–75. In the 1990s and early 2000s, there were three unsuccessful efforts to amend to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |