10 Facts About Bruce Bolling

Bruce Carlton Bolling was a politician and businessman in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bruce Bolling was a member of the Boston City Council and served as the council's first black president in the mid-1980s.

Bruce Bolling unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Boston in 1993.

Bruce Bolling's father, Royal L Bolling, was a state senator and his brother, Royal L Bolling Jr.

Bruce Bolling was re-elected to four two-year terms as the representative for District 7.

Bruce Bolling returned to the council in September 1992, following the death of at-large member Christopher A Iannella, as Bolling had finished fifth in the election for four at-large seats.

Bruce Bolling ran for Mayor of Boston in 1993, finishing fifth in the preliminary election.

From 2000 until his death, Bruce Bolling was director of MassAlliance, a firm specializing in small business development.

Bruce Bolling died of prostate cancer on September 11,2012.

In 2015, the Ferdinand Building in then-Dudley Square was renamed the Bruce C Bolling Municipal Building in his honor.