John Giles Price, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian convict administrator
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About John Giles Price
- John Giles Price (20 October 1808 – 27 March 1857), was a colonial administrator in Australia.
- He served as governor of the convict settlement at Norfolk Island from 6 August 1846 to 18 January 1853, and later as the inspector-general of penal establishments in Victoria, during which he was "stoned to death" by angry prisoners.Price had aristocratic connections which aided him in securing the position.
- Although he was initially seen as restoring order after an incompetent predecessor, Price scoffed at the idea of rehabilitation for convicts.
- An enthusiasm for flogging for trivial breaches of discipline and extreme corporal punishments of his own devising led to his regieme being denounced.
- He left to farm, but was given responsibility for another prison in which his strongly punitive measures provoked a violent reaction.
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