W. J. Whelan (union leader)
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W. J. Whelan (union leader)
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William J. Whelan was an Irish trade union leader. Born in Dublin, Whelan was the son of Patrick Whelan, who had fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was educated at a Christian Brothers School, then completed an apprenticeship as a printer before working on the Irish Weekly Independent, followed by the Irish Daily Independent. In 1909, Whelan attended the meeting which refounded the Dublin Typographical Provident Society as a trade union. In 1921, he left the Independent
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