Lawrence J. Dolan (born February 8, 1931) is an American retired attorney and the principal owner of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
[2] Upon leaving Notre Dame, Dolan served in the United States Marine Corps for two years, where he attained the rank of first lieutenant.
While the team's player salaries were among the highest in MLB during Jacobs' final years as owner, at times they have been among the lowest under Dolan.
[11] Dolan has six children; among them are Matt who is a State Senator, and Paul who worked for his law firm and was since named as president, and later chairman, CEO, and controlling owner of the baseball team.
Dolan has three brothers: Charles; Bill (retired in Fort Myers, Florida, at the time of his death in 2013)[12] and David (died in a glider plane crash in 1980).