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 was announced Friday afternoon in a statement on the Instagram page for the Connecticut Conference of the NAACP.

Thirman Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died at 91.

The first Black mayor of New England, Thirman L. Milner, has died at age 91, according to the Connecticut NAACP. The announcement was made Friday on the official Connecticut NAACP Instagram account. “It is with deep sorrow that the Connecticut State Conference of the NAACP announces the passing of Thirman L.

Members of the community shared condolences this week following the death of former Jeanerette Mayor James TK Alexander, who died Sunday at the age of 80. Alexander was the city's first elected Black mayor, serving from 1995 until 1999. He served the public for a total of 12 years as an elected official.

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. Milner became the first African-American elected mayor in New England in 1981,

Thirman Milner, mayor of Hartford from 1981 to 1987, was the first Black mayor elected in New England. He died at 91.

Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner passes away at age 91