Please answer the following question: Facts: - residence: quincy , massachusetts - title: town , massachusetts administrator of holbrook , massachusetts mayor of quincy - successor: edward o'brien -lrb- interim -rrb- thomas p. koch - predecessor: michael yunits james a. sheets - term end: may 15 , 2015 2008 - term start: march 8 , 2011 2002 - name: william j. phelan - nationality: american - occupation: attorney town administrator politician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william j. phelan .
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william j. phelan is an american attorney , town administrator , and politician .he served as mayor of quincy from 2002 to 2008 when he was defeated by challenger thomas p. koch in november 2007 .in march 2011 , he was offered the position of town administrator of holbrook , massachusetts yunits .the holbrook board of selectmen voted unanimously 5-0 on march 8 , 2011 to appoint william phelan as temporary but then it ended up becoming permanent later on .he resigned as town administrator on may 15 , 2015 in order to run for mayor of quincy in the city 's 2015 election .