Fintan Patrick Walsh

Fintan Patrick Walsh.

Fintan Patrick Walsh (13 August 1894–16 May 1963) was a notable New Zealand seaman, trade unionist and farmer. He was born in Patutahi, Poverty Bay, on the East Coast of New Zealand in 1894, and died in Wellington in 1963.[1]

He was known as the 'Black Prince'. Walsh was the president of the New Zealand Federation of Labour, the 'Red Feds' between 1953 and 1963.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Walsh, Pat. "Fintan Patrick Walsh". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ Hobbs, Leslie (1967). The Thirty-Year Wonders. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs. p. 168.
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