Attilio R. "Pop" Frassinelli (August 7, 1907 – February 9, 1976) was an American
politician who was the 98th
lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1967 to 1971.
Early life
Frassinelli was born August 7, 1907, in
Stafford Springs,
Tolland County
Tolland County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,788. It is incorporated into 13 towns and was originally formed on 13 October 1785 from portions of eastern Ha ...
,
Connecticut.
Political and business career
Frassinelli graduated from the Metropolitan School of Accounting in
Boston, Massachusetts, and was in the insurance business. Frassinelli served in the
Connecticut House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 ...
from Connecticut in 1952 and alternate delegate in 1956 and 1960. Frassinelli served as selectman and on the board of education in 1932. From 1967 to 1971, he was the last of four consecutive
Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut of governor
John N. Dempsey
John Noel Dempsey (January 3, 1915 – July 16, 1989) was an American politician who was the 81st Governor of Connecticut. He was a Democrat, and began his political career at the age of 21 serving on the Putnam City Council. He later served as ...
, who had been a governor since 1961.
['Ex-Lt. Gov. Frassenelli Dies,' Manchester Journal Inquirer, William Bender, February 9, 1876, pg. 1, 4]
See also
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List of governors of Connecticut
References
1907 births
1976 deaths
American people of Italian descent
People from Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Businesspeople from Connecticut
School board members in Connecticut
Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American businesspeople
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