James Larkin

James Larkin
JamesLarkinwas an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, born to Irish parents in Liverpool, England. He and his family later moved to a small cottage in Burren, southern County Down. Growing up in poverty, he received little formal education and began working in a variety of jobs while still a child. He became a full-time trade union organiser in 1905...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth21 January 1875
CountryIreland