Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner died Friday. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. He served from 1981 to 1987. In a 2016 profile on Milner ...
The first Black mayor of New England, Thirman L. Milner, who died at age 91, is lying in state Thursday at the Hartford City Hall.
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.