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Politics & Governance
Ella T. Grasso
1919–1981Windsor Locks, CTItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
First woman elected U.S. governor in her own right and a landmark Italian American woman officeholder.
Notable For
- Governor of Connecticut 1975–1980
- U.S. Representative CT-6
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannicabiography
- Biographical Directory of U.S. Congressgovernment
Last reviewed: 2026-05-07
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Politics & Governance
- Years
- 1919–1981
- Birth Place
- Windsor Locks, CT
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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