Robert J. Dolan (politician)

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Robert J. Dolan
Town Administrator of Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Assumed office
February 2018
Preceded by James Boudreau
Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts
In office
January 7, 2002 February 2018
Preceded by Patrick Guerriero
Succeeded by Gail F. Infurna
Personal details
Born Melrose, Massachusetts
Nationality Caucasian
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Allison (Wilson) Dolan
Children 2
Alma mater Fordham University
Northeastern University

Robert J. Dolan is the town administrator of Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He was previously the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts from 2002 to early 2018.

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Lynnfield, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

Lynnfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. At the 2010 census, the town population was 11,596.

Dolan graduated from Melrose High School (1989), received his B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University, his Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Northeastern University. In 2003, Dolan completed his certificate in Municipal Governance and Policy at the Rappaport Institute at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. While at Fordham, he worked for a summer at Quincy Market in Boston's Faneuil Hall area, selling items from one of the infamous carts.

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Fordham University American university

Fordham University is a private research university in New York City. Founded by the Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841, it is the oldest Catholic university in the northeastern United States, the third-oldest university in New York, and the only Jesuit university in New York City.

Harvard University private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with about 6,700 undergraduate students and about 15,250 post graduate students. Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning, and its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the world's most prestigious universities.

He served on the Melrose School Committee 1994-1998, serving as Vice Chairman 1996-98. He served on the Board of Aldermen as Alderman At Large 1998-2002; serving as president of the board in 2001. In November 2001, he was elected Mayor of Melrose serving in that position until 2018, when he was selected to be the town administrator of Lynnfield. He is married to Alison (Wilson) Dolan and they have one son and one daughter.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Patrick Guerriero
Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts
2002 2018
Succeeded by
Gail F. Infurna


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