Ronald Ryan

Ronald Joseph Ryan (21 February 1925 - 3 February 1967) was the last man hanged in Australia, there were many protests to commute his sentence however the governor of Victoria, Henry Bolte wanted him hanged.

Ronald Joseph Ryan
Born	Ronald Joseph Ryan 21 February 1925 Carlton, Australia
Died	3 February 1967 (aged 41) HM Prison Pentridge, Australia
Known for	Last man hanged in Australia.
Spouse	Dorothy Janet

Birth

Ronald Ryan was born on 21 February 1925 at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne's inner suburb of Carlton.

Protests

Many people protested against the hanging on Ryan, with some comparing the premier Henry Bolte to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and calling for his death sentence to be commuted as he was believed to be innocent, however Bolte claimed that the next death sentence would go ahead no matter what, this led to him having to have the more progressive Rupert Hamer succeed him in 1972.

Execution

Ryan was executed at 8am on 3 February 1967 at HM Prison Pentridge, Melbourne and his final words were "God bless you please make this quick".