James S. Bolan (June 2, 1871 or June 27, 1871 – May 26, 1952) was the
New York City Police Commissioner
The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the mayor. The commissioner is responsib ...
in 1933.
Biography
He was born in 1871 in
and he had two sisters: Bridgett Bolan and Johanna Bolan. He was the
New York City Police Commissioner
The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the mayor. The commissioner is responsib ...
in 1933. After he retired he founded the James S. Bolan Detective Agency. He died on May 26, 1952.
[
Bolan's papers are housed at the Lloyd Sealy Library Special Collections at ]John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay) is a public college focused on criminal justice and located in New York City. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY). John Jay was founded as the only liberal arts c ...
. The Commissioner James Bolan collection includes typescripts of radio addresses and speeches by Bolan and others, as well as reports describing the work of police bureaus dating to the early 1930s.
Literature
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References
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1871 births
1952 deaths
New York City Police Commissioners