abstract:John Augustus (1785 – June 21, 1859) was a Boston boot maker who is called the "Father of Probation" in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds. Augustus' efforts are credited with the establishment of the Presentence Investigation.
When Frederick William JohnAugustus Hervey became the seventh marquess on the death of his father in 1985 he inherited a useful pile of possessions, including a 57, 000-acre sheep station in Australia and four oil wells in Louisiana.