Antonina Uccello was an American politician who was Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, from 1967 to 1971.
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Antonina Uccello was never married and had no children according to Jacqueline Gustafson, who is married to Uccello’s nephew, David Gustafson.
Jacqueline Gustafson said she once asked Uccello why she never married and Uccello responded, “I never met a man who deserved that much happiness.”
Antonina “Ann” Uccello died of natural causes Sunday, March 12 2023, at a hospital in Hartford.
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Ann Uccello was the first woman mayor in the city’s history in 1967, as well as the first woman mayor of any municipality in Connecticut.
As mayor, she was best known for comforting city residents and helping to prevent riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.
She also worked to protect children from lead poisoning and helped create low- and moderate-income housing, according to the Hall of Fame.


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