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 Ella Tambussi Grasso - Windsor Locks, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 55.860 W 072° 39.096
18T E 694704 N 4644782
The grave of the first woman governor in the United States to be elected in her own right Ella Tambussi Grasso is located in St. Mary's Cemetery, Windsor Locks, CT.
Waymark Code: WMVP99
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2017
Views: 1
The family grave of Ella Tambussi Grasso is marked by a 3' by 6' by 1' stone marker that is inscribed on the front:
TAMBUSSI
GRASSO
LORD MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT OF THY PEACE
A individual grave is marked by a rectangular stone set at ground level which is inscribed:
ELLA TAMBUSSI GRASSO
1919 - 1981
A bronze plaque on the back of the grave marker lists the major accomplishments in the life of Ella Tambussi Grasso.
{SEAL OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT}
83rd GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT
ELLA TAMBUSSI GRASSO
MAY 10, 1919 - FEB. 5, 1981
FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN
THE UNITED STATES
ELECTED IN HER OWN RIGHT
SERVED FROM JANUARY 8, 1975 - DECEMBER 31, 1980
BELOVED WIFE OF
THOMAS A. GRASSO Ed.D.
"MY BEST FIIEND"
US REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS 1971-1975
SECRETARY OF STATE 1959 - 1971
STATE REPRESENTATIVE 1955 - 1959
CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE TO PREPARE FOR
CONNECTICUT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1965
DELEGATE AND FLOOR LEADER OF
CONNECTICUT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1965
AWARDED MEDAL OF FREEDOM POSTHUMOUSLY,
BY PRESIDENT RONALD W. REAGAN, OCTOBER 7, 1981
Description:
Ella Tanbussi Grasso was the first woman elected governor in the United States who was not the wife or the widow of a former state governor. Before she became the popular Governor of Connecticut she was the US Representative from Connecticut's 6th district, Secretary of State for Connecticut and a State Representative. Her career was was cut short when, in March 1980, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and resigning from the office of Governor on December 31, 1980. She died shortly thereafter on February 5, 1981 at the age of 61.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan posthumously awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994. Her statue was the first to be added to the State Capitol since the original statues were installed in the 19th century.
Date of birth: 05/10/1919
Date of death: 02/05/1981
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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