The last execution was on 14 February 1946, when serial rapist and killer Frederick Thompson was hanged for the murder of eight-year-old Evelyn Maughan. The jury took less than two hours to return a guilty verdict, leaving the judge no choice but to sentence Thompson to death. "I often say on my tours that he's the one I despise the most.". . The first electrocution of a condemned prisoner occurred Feb. 20, 1914, 11 months after the legislation was adopted. 1808. A month later, support slipped further, to 25% v 69%. Between 1858 and 1946, a further 28 people were executed here, most often for murder. The life and times of one of Tasmania's last aborigines, Truganini By Andrew Mathieson March 27 2017 - 5:06pm BROUGHT TO LIFE: A conceptual modern artist's impression of Truganini living in Tasmania during the 1840s. The last living thylacine on record was a captive male named Benjamin that died of exposure at a zoo in Hobart, Tasmania in 1936 after being locked out of its shelter on a cold night. The government's refusal of clemency was overturned in the nation's High Court. Cooke was the 154th and last person hanged in WA and by that time the preparation for an execution was done in minute detail. There are legal barriers, too. Condemned Inmate Date Received Date Executed Time on Death Row Age; Robert Alton Harris: 3/14/1979: 4/21/1992: James Keating - 14 April 1806 - Hanged at, Terence Flynn - 14 July 1810 - Hanged in the Queenborough district (Sandy Bay) for murder, Job Stokes - 14 July 1810 - Hanged in the Queenborough district for housebreaking, John McCabe - 21 January 1813 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of William Parish, John Townshend - 21 January 1813 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of William Parish, Peter Gory - 21 January 1813 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of William Parish, William Stephens (Steel) - 25 May 1815 - Hanged at Hobart for, Thomas Mauley - 6 June 1815 - Hanged at Hobart for murder, Richard McGuire (McGwire) - June 1815 - Hanged at Hobart for his part in the murder of William Carlisle and James O'Byrne at, Hugh Byrne - June or early July 1815 - Hanged at Hobart for his part in the murder of William Carlisle and James O'Byrne at New Norfolk, Richard Collyer - 26 January 1818 - Hanged on the New Town road, Hobart, for the murder in 1815 of Carlisle and O'Byrne at New Norfolk, George Gray - 11 June 1818 - Hanged at Hobart for murder of John Evans (real name Charles Bell) at York Plains, William Trimm - 11 June 1818 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing in the Richmond district, Thomas Bailey - 28 July 1820 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing, John Brady - 28 July 1820 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing, Robert Hunter - 28 April 1821 - Publicly hanged at scaffold erected at the top of Macquarie Street, Hobart Town, for robbery of Alfred Thrupp's property at Risdon, Edward Brady - 28 April 1821 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of Alfred Thrupp's property at Risdon, James Flynn - 28 April 1821 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of Alfred Thrupp's property at Risdon, Joseph Potaski - 28 April 1821 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of Alfred Thrupp's property at Risdon, John Oliver - 28 April 1821 - Hanged at Hobart for cattle-stealing, John McGuinness 28 April 1821 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, Michael Riley 28 April 1821 Hanged at Hobart for bushranging, Thomas Kenny 28 April 1821 Hanged at Hobart for bushranging, John Higgins 28 April 1821 Hanged at Hobart for bushranging, John Hill 28 April 1821 Hanged at Hobart for bushranging, Daniel McCarthy 30 May 1821 Hanged at Launceston, Robert Gillaird 30 May 1821 Hanged at Launceston, William Lloyd 30 May 1821 Hanged at Launceston, Patrick Kane 30 May 1821 Hanged at Launceston, William Hyder 3 June 1821 Hanged at George Town for diverse robberies in the Paterson's Plains district, James Norris 3 June 1821 Hanged at George Town, Edward McCracken 3 June 1821 Hanged at George Town, Thomas Gutteridge 3 June 1821 Hanged at George Town for stealing at Norfolk Plains. [46] Related Research Articles. The list below represents the women who were hanged between 1789 and 1951. Dick 13 September 1826 Indigenous. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Between 1914 and 1995, electrocution was used and 62 executed . Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions. Evelyn's decomposed body was found on a nearby grave wrapped in material. "My sense is that the Chan and Sukumaran case enlightened some numbers of Australians who may previously been fairly unconcerned about the use of the death penalty overseas for people convicted of drug offences," she told the BBC. Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery at the property of James Reid on the Macquarie River, William Hoadley - 9 January 1831 - Bushranger. Hanged at Hobart for assault and robbery of William Kearney, Edward Heylin 26 June 1855 Hanged at Hobart for shooting with intent at Constable Robert Allison in Victoria St, Hobart, John Parsons Knights 26 June 1855 Hanged at Hobart for burglary of the house of Thomas Nicholson in Victoria St, Hobart, John Mellor - 19 Feb 1856 - Hanged at Hobart for bushranging and attempted murder of Hugh Simpson at St Peter's Pass, near York Plains, Thomas Rushton - 19 Feb 1856 - Hanged at Hobart for bushranging and attempted murder of Hugh Simpson at St Peter's Pass, near York Plains, Richard Rowley - 25 June 1856 - Hanged at Hobart for the rape of nine-year-old Isabelle Johnson in Brisbane St, Michael Casey 5 August 1856 Hanged at Oatlands for the attempted murder of John Hewitt at Falmouth, George Langridge - 19 September 1856 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of his wife Jane Langridge at Richmond, John O'Neill - 19 September 1856 - Hanged at Hobart for assault and robbery of James Rowland at Constitution Dock, Anthony Clarke - 12 November 1856 - Hanged at Launceston for murder of John Kendall near Deloraine, William Woolford - 25 November 1856 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of Constable William Burton at Port Arthur, George Nixon 3 March 1857 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of fourteen-year-old Henry Chamberlayne at Kingston, John Higgins - 12 August 1857 - Hanged at Launceston for the armed robbery of Henry Dales on the Evandale Road near Clairville, James Waldron - 12 August 1857 - Hanged at Launceston for the armed robbery of Henry Dales on the Evandale Road near Clairville, Alexander Cullen 18 August 1857 Hanged at, Abraham Munday 27 October 1857 Hanged at Oatlands for attempted murder by poison of George White at Courland Bay, Richard "Long Mick" Ennis 27 October 1857 Hanged at Oatlands for the murder of George Sturgeon at Kitty's Corner, near Antill Ponds, James Kelly 28 November 1857 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Coleman O'Loughlin at, Timothy Kelly - 28 November 1857 - Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Coleman O'Loughlin at Avoca, William Maher 28 November 1857 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of his wife Catherine Maher at Brown's River, Kingborough, Thomas Callinan - 20 April 1858 - Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Amelia Murray at Three Hut Point. It all comes down to what you believe in and I'm a believer.". Tasmania's last execution took place in 1946, and capital punishment was abolished in 1968. California Executions Since 1978. But as Jamie Duncan reports, capital. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/frederick-thompson-was-the-last-man-hanged-in-tasmania/11083304. Dr Amy Maguire, lecturer in law at Australia's Newcastle University and capital punishment opponent, says the executions of Bali Nine drug smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan may have changed Australian attitudes. On the 26th of May 1868, Michael Barrett, a Fenian, became the last man to be publicly hanged in England, before a huge crowd outside Newgate prison, for causing an explosion at Clerkenwell in London which killed Sarah Ann Hodgkinson and six other innocent people. Others calling for clemency said the hanging would brutalise the community and not deter others from offending. John Thompson - 4 May 1826 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Margaret Smith at the Watch-House Samuel Hodgetts - 5 May 1826 - Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging James McKenney - 5 May 1826 - Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging Brian Robinson became the second-last person to be executed in WA when he was hanged on January 20, 1964 for the murder of police constable Noel Isles, who had been investigating a domestic dispute involving Robinson and his father. The first woman executed in Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania. When Frederick Henry Thompson went to the gallows in 1946, it was amid growing calls for an end to capital punishment in the state.. Thompson was tried before Justice Andrew Inglis Clark and was reportedly calm as he attentively watched proceedings."He didn't ever seem to get upset at any stage during this whole affair," Professor . But whenever egregious crimes have shocked Australians, the question of a return to capital punishment is raised. Publicly hanged at Launceston for the murder of District Constable William Ward at Campbell Town, John Conway 26 July 1843 Bushranger. To see a man brought out and put to death while we watched was just the most unearthly feeling, and horrible feeling that I've ever had. Edmund Daniels - 14 May 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for bushranging. In 1973 he tortured and murdered Elizabeth Bousquet. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Laban Gower - 23 November 1847 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of Ann Mayfield at, Hugh Glacken 25 November 1847 Hanged at Launceston for bushranging, James Hill - 4 January 1848 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of an elderly lady named Alice Martin at Brighton, Henry Whelan - 4 January 1848 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Robert Mann at Berriedale, James Kennedy - 4 January 1848 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of William Millar at Port Arthur. He confessed to the murder of both his ex-wives. It was alleged that Thompson had strangled and smothered Evelyn. Members of Victorian Premier Sir Henry Bolte's cabinet were known to be opponents of capital punishment, but Sir Henry ensured his team refused to commute Ryan's sentence. This was only two months after the species was offered government protection. Ryan and Walker escaped but were re-captured in Sydney on 6 January 1966. Peter Rice - 8 January 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for shooting at John Swift in Murray Street, Hobart, Patrick Dunne - 8 January 1827 - Bushranger. Frederick Thompson was the last man hanged in Tasmania but claimed innocence until the end. The death penalty was . And experience has shown it gains nothing but dishonour for the community which inflicts it.". Sibson Bragg, by throwing him overboard the schooner, Samuel Guillem - 16 March 1837 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Mary Mills at New Norfolk, John McKay first five days of May 1837 Hanged at Hobart for the 1 April 1837 murder of Joseph Edward Wilson near, John Gardiner 10 November 1837 Hanged at Launceston Gaol for the murder of George Mogg on the Tamar, John Hudson 10 November 1837 Hanged at Launceston for cutting and maiming with intent to murder Isaac Schofield, the overseer of a chain-gang, James Hawes 10 November 1837 - Hanged at Launceston for burglary and assault on Valentine Soper at Windmill Hill, Launceston, Henry Stewart 10 November 1837 - Hanged at Launceston for burglary and assault on Valentine Soper at Windmill Hill, Launceston, James Atterall - 21 June 1838 - Hanged at Hobart for the armed robbery of Vincent's Hotel, Epping Forest, James Regan - 21 June 1838 - Hanged at Hobart for the armed robbery of Vincent's Hotel, Epping Forest, Anthony Banks - 21 June 1838 - Hanged at Hobart for the armed robbery of Vincent's Hotel, Epping Forest. Fifty years ago, Australia carried out its final execution amid a swirl of protest and political pressure. Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for sodomy with fourteen-year-old Cornwall Collins (Collard), Dennis Collins - 11 August 1863 - Hanged at Launceston for 'an unnatural crime' with seven-year-old Joseph Palmer, Robert McKavor 16 February 1864 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the felonious assault and robbery of Edward Coningsby on the Oatlands Road, James Lynch 23 May 1865 Hanged at Launceston for the rape of his ten-year-old step-daughter Cathy Nichols at Port, William Griffiths 2 December 1865 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of eight-year-old George and six-year-old Sarah Johnson at, Daniel "Little Dan" Connors 17 March 1868 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Ellen Moriarty at Longford, Patrick Kiely - 17 November 1869 - Hanged at Launceston for the murder of his wife Bridget at Paddy's Scrub, Deloraine, John Regan (46) 28 June 1870 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of his sixteen-year-old wife Emma on the Westbury Road, Job Smith (55) 31 May 1875 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the rape of Margaret Ayres, the chaplain's housemaid, at Port Arthur, John Bishnahan (46) - 19 November 1877 - Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Thomas Rudge at, Richard Copping (19) 21 October 1878 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Susannah Stacey at Bream Creek, George Braxton (60) 10 July 1882 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Ellen Sneezwell in York Street, James Ogden (20) 4 June 1883 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of William Wilson at Cleveland, James Sutherland (18) 4 June 1883 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of William Wilson at Cleveland, Henry Stock (22) 13 October 1884 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Elizabeth Kent and her daughter near Ouse, Timothy Walker (76) - 10 January 1887 - Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Benjamin Hamilton at, Arthur Cooley (19) 17 August 1891 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Mary Camille Ogilvy near, Joseph Belbin (19) 11 March 1914 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Margaret Ledwell at, George Carpenter (27) 27 December 1922 Murdered three people at. Rasha alias Raghuraj Singh, executed on 9 September 1947 at Jabalpur Central Jail, is presumed to be the first person executed in independent India. Respondents were asked whether they favoured the death penalty or imprisonment in murder cases. Of the 23 people executed, . Born in Tunisia, Djandoubi was an agricultural worker who had lost a leg in a workplace accident. Tue 28 Feb 2023, 05:01 PM. John Williams - 25 April 1822 - Publicly hanged at the Cascade end of Macquarie Street, Hobart, for sheep stealing. But 50 years on, Ronald Ryan's execution and tension over how best to deal with heinous acts that were once capital crimes, echoes through Australia's judicial system. Publicly hanged at Launceston for the murder of District Constable William Ward at Campbell Town, John Woolley 5 April 1844 Hanged at Hobart for robbery and attempting to kill special constable William Hobart Wells, George Churchward 5 April 1844 Hanged at Hobart for robbery, William Thomas 5 April 1844 Hanged at Hobart for robbery, George Bristol 5 April 1844 Hanged at Hobart for robbery, John Walker 5 April 1844 Hanged at Hobart for robbery, Alexander Reid - 24 April 1844 Hanged at, Thomas Marshall 24 April 1844 Hanged At Oatlands for the murder of Ben Smith, James Platt 30 April 1844 Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery, Isaac Tidburrow (Tidbury) - 9 July 1844 - Hanged at Hobart for the rape of seven-year-old Mary-Ann Gangell, Thomas Wicksett - 9 July 1844 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of John Ayres at Port Arthur, James Gannon - 7 August 1844 - Hanged at Hobart for a rape committed near Richmond, Thomas Smith - 7 August 1844 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of overseer William Perry at Port Arthur, James Boyle - 7 August 1844 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of overseer William Perry at Port Arthur, Richard Jackson - 1 May 1845 - Hanged at Oatlands for the rape of Elizabeth Davis, Anthony Kedge - 8 August 1845 - Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Charles Shepherd between George Town and Low Head, Francis Maxfield - 12 August 1845 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of sub-overseer Joseph Ellis at Port Arthur, Thomas Gomm 23 September 1845 Hanged at Hobart for his part in the murder of Jane Saunders at, William Taylor - 23 September 1845 Hanged at Hobart for his part in the murder of Jane Saunders at New Norfolk, Isaac Lockwood 23 September 1845 Hanged at Hobart for his part in the murder of Jane Saunders at New Norfolk, Eliza Benwell 2 October 1845 Hanged at Hobart for aiding and abetting the murder of Jane Saunders at New Norfolk, Thomas Gillan - 1 November 1845 - Hanged at Launceston for armed robbery at Breadalbane (Cocked Hat), Michael Keegan (Keogan) - 31 December 1845 - Hanged at Hobart for attempted murder of sub-overseer Joseph Ellis at Port Arthur, Job Harris - 31 December 1845 - Hanged at Hobart for his involvement in the pack-rape of a fellow-convict at the Coal Mines, Saltwater River, William Collier - 31 December 1845 - Hanged at Hobart for his involvement in the pack-rape of a fellow-convict at the Coal Mines, Saltwater River, John Phillips 4 February 1846 Hanged at Oatlands for setting fire to the magistrate's oatstacks following a conviction for sly grog selling, Daniel McCabe - 24 March 1846 - Hanged at Hobart for cutting and wounding, with intent to kill, Francis Scott at Impression Bay, Charles Woodman - 24 March 1846 - Hanged at Hobart for assault and attempted murder of Elizabeth Jones in Davey Street, Henry Food - 28 April 1846 - Hanged at Launceston for the armed robbery of Revd Dr Browne, Henry Cooper - 13 May 1846 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of Richard Beech at Impression Bay, Michael Roach - 24 September 1846 - Hanged at Hobart for wounding with intent to murder catechist Roger Boyle at Port Arthur, Michael Lyons - 11 November 1846 - Hanged at Hobart for committing an 'unnatural crime' with a goat at Port Cygnet, Peter Kenny - 24 March 1847 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of, William Bennett - 24 March 1847 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of fellow-prisoner Thomas Shand at Port Arthur, George Wood - 29 June 1847 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of William Taylor at Port Arthur.