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]

Fintan Patrick Walsh.

He was a founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand.[2]

He was known as the 'Black Prince'. Walsh was the president of the New Zealand Federation of Labour between 1953 and 1963.[3]

See also
  • Hedwig Ross, co-founder of the Communist Party of New Zealand

References
  1. Walsh, Pat. "Fintan Patrick Walsh". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "Fintan Patrick Walsh". New Zealand History. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. Hobbs, Leslie (1967). The Thirty-Year Wonders. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs. p. 168.


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