 Daily Mail | After 166 years, Rhode Island to finally pardon John Gordon WPRI-TV 12 (blog) That was the year an Irish immigrant named John Gordon was hanged for allegedly murdering Amasa Sprague, brother of one Rhode Island governor and father of another. To this day, questions remain about Gordon's guilt considering the climate in which he ... Irish immigrant John Gordon pardoned 166 years after he became last man ... Rhode Island governor set to pardon Irish man hanged in 1845 after possibly ... Irish Man Hanged In US Pardoned |