Former Hartford mayor Thirman Milner, known for becoming the first Black mayor in all of New England, has died at the age of 91, officials confirmed to NBC Connecticut.

Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner is lying in state at Hartford City Hall on Thursday and family members as well as state leaders are gathering to honor him.

Bysiewicz said, “Connecticut mourns the loss of a trailblazing civil rights activist and community leader who became the first Black mayor of Hartford and in New England.

Students at Thirman Milner Middle School watch as a funeral procession approaches the school after funeral services for former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, Hartford, Dec. 13, 2024.

The city of Hartford paid its respects to Thirman Milner, the first Black mayor in all of New England. Milner, who was also a lawmaker, was lying in state at city hall. Here’s how people are ...

Thirman L. Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor of a New England city, an accomplishment tempered by a city charter that gave him ...

A former Hartford mayor is being remembered as a pioneer and trailblazer for his community. Thirman Milner died Friday at the age of 91. He was first Black elected mayor in Hartford and in New ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died, the Connecticut NAACP said on Friday. He was 91. Milner’s death ...

The statement did not specify exactly when or where Milner had died. Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. He served as Hartford’s Democratic mayor from 1981 to 1987.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died, the Connecticut NAACP said on Friday. He was 91.