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About James Larkin
James Larkin, sometimes known as Jim Larkin or Big Jim, was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. He was one of the founders of the Irish Labour Party along with James Connolly and William O'Brien, and later the founder of the Irish Worker League, as well as the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) and the Workers' Union of Ireland. Along with Connolly and Jack White, he was also a founder of the Irish Citizen Army. Larkin was a leading figure in the Syndicalist movement.
Everything about James Larkin →- Occupation
- politician, trade unionist, stevedore, union member
- Position held
- Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála
- Citizenship
- Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Irish Free State
- Born
- January 21, 1876
- Died
- January 30, 1947