July 8, 1895 - Norman J. Ryan

Norman "Red" Ryan, (8 July 1895 – 23 May 1936) was a notorious gangster in early 20th century Toronto, Ontario. He came from an Irish Catholic upbringing and he took to the streets as a young man to engage in crime.

In prison he lived the life of a model prisoner and became a poster child for the prison reform movement in Canada.

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