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Name	John Kenna
Born	26 June, 1914 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	May, 2011 (aged 96) Botany, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Kenna, Patrick William (uncle) Fraser, David Skene (colleague) Sparks, William Henry (colleague) Collins, James Thomas (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	tailor/tailoress (1936-1954) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1945-1960) New South Wales, Australia embezzler (1961-1961) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (NSW) Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (NSW) (secretary, 1954-1960)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-1955) DLP (NSW) (member, 1956-?)

* Dates are approximate

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