Patrick J. Whelan
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Patrick James Whelan was an Irish-born tailor and suspected Fenian supporter who was executed after the assassination of Irish journalist and politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee in 1868. He maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings. Wikipedia
Born: 1840, Galway, Ireland
Died: February 11, 1869 (age 29 years), Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel, Ottawa, Canada
Motive: Fenian sympathy
Other names: Sullivan, Smith (alleged)
Years of service: 1866