Dennis Kearney

Dennis Kearney

Dennis Kearney was born in Ireland in 1847. He moved to the United States and settled in San Francisco.

He became active in the Workingman's Party, a political organization established by Frances Wright and Robert Dale Owen in 1829. Kearney led workers in protest against unemployment and unjust taxes.

Dennis Kearney died in 1907.

Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly (April, 1880
Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly (April, 1880