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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 1868. Whelan was born in Galway, Ireland and came to Quebec City, spending two years there volunteering against Fenian raids. He then moved to Montreal and became a tailor. In 1867, he married Bridget Boyle and moved to Ottawa, working with a merchant tailor. He allegedly assassinated Thomas D'Arcy McGee on April 7, 1868.

Decades after Whelan died on the gallows, 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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	'''Patrick James Whelan''' ([[c.]] [[1840]] – [[February 11]], [[1869]]), was a [[tailor]] and alleged [[Fenian]] sympathizer, who was convicted of the [[assassination]] of [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[journalism\|journalist]] and [[politician]] [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]] in [[1868]]. He came to Quebec City ~~and~~ ~~spent 2~~ years there, volunteering against Fenian raids, then moved to [[Montreal]] and became a tailor. In 1867, he married Bridget Boyle and moved to Ottawa, working with a merchant tailor. He allegedly assassinated Thomas D'Arcy McGee on April 7, 1868.		'''Patrick James Whelan''' ([[c.]] [[1840]] – [[February 11]], [[1869]]), was a [[tailor]] and alleged [[Fenian]] sympathizer, who was convicted of the [[assassination]] of [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[journalism\|journalist]] and [[politician]] [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]] in [[1868]]. Whelan was born in Galway, Ireland and came to Quebec City, spending two years there volunteering against Fenian raids. He then moved to [[Montreal]] and became a tailor. In 1867, he married Bridget Boyle and moved to Ottawa, working with a merchant tailor. He allegedly assassinated Thomas D'Arcy McGee on April 7, 1868.

	Decades after Whelan died on the gallows, 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 (folk music group)\|Tamarack]] wrote the song "[[The Hangman's Eyes]]" about Whelan.		Decades after Whelan died on the gallows, 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 (folk music group)\|Tamarack]] wrote the song "[[The Hangman's Eyes]]" about Whelan.