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]

Fintan Patrick Walsh was born Patrick Tuohy at Pātūtahi, Poverty Bay, on 13 August 1894, one of eleven children of farming parents Andrew Tuohy and his wife, Hannah O'Sullivan, both born in Ireland. He was raised a Catholic but reportedly discarded his faith when he became an adult.[3]

Walsh was president of the New Zealand Federation of Labour between 1953 and 1963.[4]

In 1953, Walsh was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[5]

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. Profile, years.govt.nz. Accessed 24 December 2022.
  4. Hobbs, Leslie (1967). The Thirty-Year Wonders. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs. p. 168.
  5. "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 20 March 2022.


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