Brian J. Martin

Brian J. Martin is an American education and political figure who served as Headmaster of Lowell High School in Lowell, Massachusetts from 2013 to 2017. He previously served as Lowell's Mayor and City Manager.

Brian J. Martin
Martin in 2007
City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1995–2000
Preceded byRichard Johnson
Succeeded byJohn F. Cox
76th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1984–1985
Preceded byM. Brendan Fleming
Succeeded byRobert B. Kennedy
Personal details
OccupationPolitical figure
Educator

Early life

Martin attended Lowell High School, where he was a star baseball player. He attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was a member of the UMass Minutemen baseball team. After graduating, Martin worked as a teacher, coach, and administrator at Greater Lowell Technical High School.[1]

City councilor and mayor

In 1981, Martin was elected to the Lowell City Council. In 1983 he was chosen by his fellow councilors to serve as Mayor of Lowell, a strictly ceremonial role as the city is administrated by a professional city manager.[2] At the age of 33, he was the youngest mayor in the city's history.

City manager

Martin remained on the city council until 1988, when he stepped down to become assistant city manager of Lowell.[2] He was a contender for the city manager's job in 1991 when James Campbell stepped down, but Taunton Mayor Richard Johnson was chosen instead.[3] He remained assistant city manager under Johnson and in 1995 succeeded him as city manager.[2] In 2000, Martin left the city manager's post to work in the private sector.[4]

Later career

In 2003, Martin was named interim president and general manager of the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League.[5] At the end of the 2004-05 AHL season, he left the Lock Monsters to become athletic director at Lowell High School. In November 2007 he left LHS to work for Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.[6] He worked in her Lowell office as District Director and Senior Advisor on Economic Development.[7] In 2013 Martin was named Headmaster of Lowell High School, a position which he held until 2017.[8]

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See also

References
  1. "BRIAN J. MARTIN, Class of 1968". Lowell High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Lowell High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "A history of working for the City". Lowell Sun. January 30, 2010.
  3. Mooney, Brian C. (November 27, 1991). "Defeated Taunton mayor chosen to manage Lowell". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. Laidler, John (August 27, 2000). "Native Son Answers Lowell's Call". Boston Globe.
  5. "Martin new interim president of Monsters". Lowell Sun. August 22, 2003.
  6. "Lowell, Billerica hire AD's". The Lowell Sun. April 15, 2008.
  7. "Tsongas Staff Contacts". Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. Favot, Sarah (April 4, 2013). "Lowell High alumnus new headmaster". Lowell High School. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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