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James Bolan


James S. Bolan (June 2, 1871 or June 27, 1871 – May 26, 1952) was the New York City Police Commissioner in 1933.

Biography

He was born in 1871 in Massachusetts and he had two sisters: Bridgett Bolan and Johanna Bolan. He was the New York City Police Commissioner 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 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.

References

James S. Bolan Wikipedia