Sir William Penn | |
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![]() Admiral Sir William Penn, 1621–1670, a 1666 portrait of Penn by Peter Lely and part of the Flagmen of Lowestoft series | |
Born | St. Thomas Parish, Bristol, England | 23 April 1621
Died | 16 September 1670 Walthamstow, Essex, England | (aged 49)
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Jamaica Station |
Battles/wars | English Civil War First Anglo-Dutch War Second Anglo-Dutch War |
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Sir William Penn (23 April 1621 – 16 September 1670) was an English admiral and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, founder of the colonial Province of Pennsylvania, which is now the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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