He started working with his parents, as a textile worker.
His father, a textile worker, died later that same year.
He was later arrested because his organization took part in the textile workers' strike.
More than 150,000 textile workers were on strike, and violence was feared.
All 3,000 members of his former textile workers' association insisted on getting their shoes straight from him.
They were looking for textile workers in there and he had once been a tailor.
Wallace grew up with his mother working long hours as a textile worker.
Park was born in Lancashire, the son of textile workers.
Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "city of brides".
He eventually became the elected leader of 50,000 Southern clothing and textile workers.