Governor Ella Grasso

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Mount_Holyoke_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-05-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Windsor_Locks,_Connecticut,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children James Grasso
Susanne Grasso
gptkbp:deathDate 1981-02-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Mount_Holyoke_College
gptkbp:ethnicity Italian-American
gptkbp:fullName Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Tambussi Grasso
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1975-01-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Ella Grasso
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:notableAchievement first woman elected governor of a U.S. state in her own right
first female governor of Connecticut
first woman to win a gubernatorial office without being the wife or widow of a former governor
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_of_Connecticut
U.S. Representative from Connecticut
gptkbp:predecessor_(Governor_of_Connecticut) gptkb:Thomas_J._Meskill
gptkbp:predecessor_(U.S._House) William L. St. Onge
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:signature Ella Grasso signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Thomas_Grasso
gptkbp:successor_(Governor_of_Connecticut) gptkb:William_A._O'Neill
gptkbp:successor_(U.S._House) Toby Moffett
gptkbp:termEnd 1975-01-03
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Connecticut) 1980-12-31
gptkbp:termStart_(U.S._House) 1971-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_J._Shea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7