Background
Kelliher, Richard J. was born on August 1, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elwin Thomas and Kathleen Marie (McAuliffe) Kelliher.
Kelliher, Richard J. was born on August 1, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elwin Thomas and Kathleen Marie (McAuliffe) Kelliher.
Bachelor, Harvard College, 1971; Juris Doctor, Suffolk Law School, 1979.
Assistant to mayor, City of Boston, Massachusetts, 1972-1978;
associate director, Massachusetts Municipal Association, Boston, 1979-1984;
chief administrative officer, City of Newton, Massachusetts, 1984-1994;
town administrator, Town of Brookline, Massachusetts, since 1994. Project director Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1979. Adjunct faculty Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1990.
Chair group health committee Mobile Marketing Association, Boston, 1991-1993, member labor relations committee, 1993-1995.
With United States Army Reserve, 1972-1978. Member Massachusetts Bar Association.
Married Yvette B. Greene, May 20, 1972. Children: Owen R., Edward G.