Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty

Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty
O'Flaherty (standing, far left) amongst those arrested in the 1922 Bridgman raid
Born1889
Gort na gCapall, Inishmore, United Kingdom
DiedDecember 1936 (aged 47)
Aran Islands, Ireland
RelativesLiam O'Flaherty (brother)

Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty (Irish: Tomás Ó Flaithearta, 1889-1936) was an Irish Communist politician in the early 20th century, a supporter of the Trotskyist James P. Cannon, and writer in English and Irish. In 1919, he, along with John Reed, Jim Larkin and others, helped to create the Communist Labor Party, a precursor to the Communist Party USA.

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