Bruce Bolling
Bruce Bolling | |
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President of the Boston City Council | |
In office 1986–1987 | |
Preceded by | Joseph M. Tierney |
Succeeded by | Christopher A. Iannella |
Member of the Boston City Council | |
In office September 1992 – 1994 | |
Preceded by | Christopher A. Iannella |
Succeeded by | Peggy Davis-Mullen and Richard P. Iannella |
Constituency | At-large |
In office 1984–1991 | |
Preceded by | district created |
Succeeded by | Anthony Crayton |
Constituency | District 7 |
In office 1982–1984 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence DiCara, Patrick F. McDonough, Rosemarie Sansone, and John W. Sears |
Succeeded by | N/A |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | April 29, 1945 |
Died | September 11, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts, US | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Joyce Ferriabough |
Alma mater |
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Bruce Carlton Bolling (April 29, 1945 – September 11, 2012) was a politician and businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Boston City Council and served as the council's first black president in the mid-1980s. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Boston in 1993.
Early years
Bolling was educated at
Political career
Around 1980, Bolling worked "in the administration of Mayor
Later years and legacy
From 2000 until his death, Bolling was director of MassAlliance, a firm specializing in small business development.[7] He died of prostate cancer on September 11, 2012.[8] He was 67.
In 2015, the Ferdinand Building in then-Dudley Square (now Nubian Square) was renamed the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in his honor.[9][10] The dedication ceremony was attended by his brother, Royal L. Bolling, Jr., Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and other Massachusetts politicians.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "BRUCE C. BOLLING". The Boston Globe. August 5, 1993. p. 32. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "Boston Council Member Bruce Bolling Magazine Candidacy In Mayoral Race". Jet. Vol. 84, no. 12. July 19, 1993. p. 29 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Flynn rolls to a record triumph O'Neil, Iannella, Salerno, Nucci take at-large council races". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bolling to fill council vacancy". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bolling is welcomed back to City Council". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BRUCE BOLLING". The Boston Globe. September 19, 1993. p. 7. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "About MassAlliance". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-03-31 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Ryan, Andrew (September 11, 2012). "Bruce Bolling, first black president of Boston City Council, dies at 67". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Bruce C. Bolling Building Renaming Ceremony". cityofboston.gov. April 7, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building". Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via Google Maps.
- ^ Crimaldi, Laura (April 7, 2015). "Roxbury building renamed in honor of Bruce Bolling, a pioneer". The Boston Globe.
Further reading
- Publications by Bolling
- Bolling, Bruce (May 27, 2000). "Plan to benefit South Boston betrays the idea of linkage". The Boston Globe. p. A15 – via pqarchiver.com.
- Bolling, Bruce (January 2, 1993). "Fear, disrespect go together; Let's diminish both". The Boston Globe. p. 11 – via pqarchiver.com.
- Bolling, Bruce (December 30, 1992). "Op Ed: What I've learned from my experience". Boston Herald. p. 21.
- Publications about Bolling
- Hornblower, Margot (16 January 1986). "Boston's new Council president reflects shift in race relations; Bruce Bolling and family making mark on politics". The Washington Post. p. A3 – via pqarchiver.com.
- Daly, Christopher J. (25 December 1992). "With the slamming of a taxi door, race issue reverberates in Boston". The Washington Post. p. A4 – via pqarchiver.com. (Controversy over taxi driver refusing to drive black City Councilman Bruce Bolling home to Roxbury neighborhood).
- Kreig, Andrew (January 10, 1982). "Redistricting May Open the Door to Boston's Minority Politicians". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Bolling profile at bostonlocaltv.org
- Bolling election records at ourcampaigns.com
- Community, Officials Honor Legacy of Bruce Bolling via YouTube
- Bruce C. Bolling Building Renaming Ceremony at cityofboston.gov (April 7, 2015)