Fintan Patrick Walsh | |
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3rd President of the Federation of Labour | |
In office 17 October 1952 – 16 May 1963 | |
Vice President | Bill Fox (1952–59) Tom Skinner (1959–63) |
Preceded by | Alec Croskery |
Succeeded by | Tom Skinner |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick Tuohy 13 August 1894 Pātūtahi, New Zealand |
Died | 16 May 1963 Wellington, New Zealand |
Political party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | Communist (1920–24) |
Children | 1 |
Occupation | Seaman |
Fintan Patrick Walsh (13 August 1894 – 16 May 1963) was a notable New Zealand seaman, trade unionist and farmer. He was born in Pātūtahi, Poverty Bay, on the East Coast of New Zealand in 1894, and died in Wellington in 1963.[1]