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Tom Ryan (trade Unionist)
Thomas, Tom or Tommy Ryan may refer to: Politics and military *Thomas Ryan (Commandant) ( 1790–??), soldier and penal administrator *Thomas Ryan (Quebec politician) (1804–1889), businessman and Senator from Quebec * Thomas Ryan (congressman) (1837–1914), Congressional representative from Kansas * Thomas Ryan (Canadian politician) (1849–1937), Canadian politician *Tommy Ryan (politician) (1852–?), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *Thomas Ryan (1870–1943), Australian politician, member of both the Victorian Legislative Assembly and South Australian House of Assembly * T. J. Ryan (1876–1921), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland, Australia (1915–1919), also New South Wales Parliament member (1921) *Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1888–1968), Congressional representative from New York *Thomas Ryan (Irish Army officer) (1893–1980), I.R.A. Commander and Lt. Col. Irish Defence Forces * Thomas Ryan (New South Wales politician) (1895–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ryan (Commandant)
Major Thomas Ryan (c.1790–??) soldier and penal administrator, was acting commandant of the second convict settlement A penal colony or exile colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general population by placing them in a remote location, often an island or distant colonial territory. Although the term can be used to refer t ... at Norfolk Island, from July 1839 until the arrival of Alexander Maconochie in March 1840. Although he regarded the convicts as having been sent to the island for punishment, he tried to give them hope of release at some future time. Rations were increased, meals inspected, and well behaved and willing convicts were allowed to maintain gardens. References * Hazzard, Margaret, ''Punishment Short of Death: a history of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island'', Melbourne, Hyland, 1984. () Norfolk Island penal colony administrators {{NorfolkIsland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |