Carl R. Ajello
Carl R. Ajello | |
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| 20th Connecticut Attorney General | |
| In office January 1975 – January 1983 | |
| Governor | Ella Grasso William A. O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Robert K. Killian |
| Succeeded by | Joe Lieberman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1932 Ansonia, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2025 (aged 92) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut New York University School of Law |
Carl R. Ajello (August 22, 1932 – June 1, 2025) was an American politician who was the 20th Attorney General of Connecticut, serving from 1975 to 1983.
Early life and career
[edit]Ajello was born in Ansonia, Connecticut, on August 22, 1932, to Carl and Kathryn Flanagan Ajello.[1] He attended public schools in Ansonia before graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut in 1953. He then went to graduate school, receiving a LL.B. and J.D.S. in law from New York University School of Law in 1956.[2]
He later enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1957 to 1960. He was lieutenant when he first enlisted and honorably discharged as a captain.[2]
Political and judicial career
[edit]Ajello, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected Justice of the Peace for the city of Ansonia for the 1960–1962 term; he also served as Corporation Counsel for Ansonia from 1965–1968. He was elected as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly in 1963, and served as the Assistant House Majority Leader in the 1967 session, House Majority Leader in the 1969 and 1971–1972 sessions; House Minority Leader in the 1973–1974 sessions.[2]
He was elected Connecticut Attorney General in 1974 and re-elected in 1978, serving two terms from 1975 to 1983.[2] In 1978 he was elected, by his peers, as President of the National Association of Attorneys General.
Personal life and death
[edit]Ajello resided in Hamden, Connecticut, having moved there from his original hometown of Ansonia, Connecticut, with his wife, Jacqueline. They have two children.[1] He was a member of multiple legal associations, including the Connecticut Bar Association.[1] Ajello died on June 1, 2025, at the age of 92.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Register and Manual – State of Connecticut 1980". Mocavo. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Attorney General: Biographies of the Attorneys General". ct.gov, the Connecticut State Government website. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Former CT attorney general, Ansonia native Carl R. Ajello dies at 92, officials say, Connecticut Post
- ^ "Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Attorney General Carl Ajello". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website.