Patrick J. Whelan

Patrick James Whelan (c. 1840 – February 11, 1869), was a tailor and alleged Fenian sympathizer, who was convicted of the assassination of Canadian journalist and politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee in 1869.

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C. - 1840 - February 11 - 1869 - Tailor - Fenian - Assassination - Canadian - Journalist - Politician - Thomas D'Arcy McGee

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Decades later, his guilt was questioned and many believe that he was falsely accused in order to be a scapegoat for the murder. His case is dramatized in the Canadian play, Blood On The Moon. Alex Sinclair of the Canadian folk music group Tamarack wrote the song "The Hangman's Eyes" about Whelan.

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Scapegoat - Blood On The Moon - Alex Sinclair - Folk music - Tamarack - The Hangman's Eyes

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