Henry Bolte

Henry Bolte (20 May 1908 - 4 January 1990) was Premier of Victoria from 1955 until 1972, he received criticism for refusing to commute Ronald Ryan's death sentence, this cost him support, allowing Dick (Rupert) Hamer to become the 39th Premier of Victoria.

 Birth 
Bolte was born on 20 May 1908 in Ballarat, Australia.

 Death penalty controversy 
When Ronald Ryan was sentenced to death, Henry Bolte supported this and said it would go on no matter what, which made him unpopular, he was compared to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

 Drink driving controversy 
On 24 March 1984, Bolte was involved in a serious head-on accident when he was driving home after an evening in the local hotel near his property at Bamganie.

Category:1908 births
Category:1990 deaths
Category:Premiers of Victoria
Category:Politicians from Ballarat