William Penn (Royal Navy officer)

Sir William Penn
Admiral Sir William Penn, 1621–1670, a 1666 portrait of Penn by Peter Lely and part of the Flagmen of Lowestoft series
Born	(1621-04-23)23 April 1621 St. Thomas Parish, Bristol, England
Died	16 September 1670(1670-09-16) (aged 49) Walthamstow, Essex, England
Allegiance	Commonwealth of England  Kingdom of England
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	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 state of Pennsylvania.