Historedia
Person

John Augustus

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1841

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Augustus, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Augustus pioneers probation in Boston

    1841

    Role: Boston cobbler and penal reformer

    1. 1841 · Boston Police CourtFirst Bail and Supervision Act

      John Augustus persuaded a Boston Police Court judge to give him custody of a convicted drunkard in 1841, marking the origin of probation.

Sources

  1. Probation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
  2. John Augustus Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-04