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Bruce C. Bolling (April 29, 1945September 11, 2012) was a politician and businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the first black president of the Boston City Council in the mid-1980s. ==Biography== Bolling was educated at Boston English High School; Northeastern University; and Cambridge College. He is from "the city's most politically successful black family. His father, Royal Bolling Sr., was a state senator and his brother, Royal Jr., served as state representative."〔Bruce C. Bolling. Boston Globe, Aug 5, 1993. pg. 32.〕 Around 1980 he worked "in the administration of Mayor Kevin White in a variety of capacities, including positions in the Office of Public Safety and as a manager of a Little City Hall."〔Boston Globe, Aug 5, 1993. pg. 32.〕 Beginning in 1981 he served on the Boston City Council, acting as its president 1986-1987 -- "the first Black elected president of the Boston City Council."〔Jet 84, no.12 (July 19, 1993): p.29.〕 He ran for mayor in 1993.〔Bruce Bolling. Boston Globe, Sep 19, 1993. pg. 7〕 From 2000 until his death he was director of MassAlliance, a firm specializing in small business development.〔Boston Globe, May 27, 2000. pg. A.15〕〔http://www.massalliance.com/about.htm Retrieved 2010-03-31〕 Bolling died of cancer on September 11, 2012.〔(Bruce Bolling, first black president of Boston City Council, dies at 67. Boston Globe Online, )〕 He was 67. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Bolling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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