William Penn
William Penn (14 October 1644-30 July 1718) was an English colonial leader. He was very wealthy and owned slaves who he forced to work on his plantation.[1] He was given what would become the US state of Pennsylvania by King Charles II as a debt to his father. Penn was a member of the Religious Society of Friends, who are known as Quakers.
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| Born | 14 October 1644 London, England |
| Died | 30 July 1718 (aged 73) Berkshire, England |
| Spouse(s) | Gulielma Maria Springett, Hannah Margaret Callowhill |
| Children | William Penn, Jr., John Penn ("the American"), Thomas Penn, Richard Penn, Sr., Letitia Penn, Margaret Penn, Dennis Penn, Hannah Penn |
| Parent(s) | Admiral Sir William Penn and Margaret Jasper |
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Penn and his wife were made honorary United States citizens in 1984 by US President Ronald Reagan. He was friends with George Fox.
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Penn was baptized in 1644 at All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church in London.
William Penn's coat of arms reads: Argent, on a fess sable three plates
An 1666 portrait of Penn at age 22
William Penn and William Mead plaque at the Old Bailey.*Inscription:*Near this Site WILLIAM PENN and WILLIAM MEAD were tried in 1670 for preaching to an unlawful assembly in Grace Church Street*This tablet Commemorates The courage and endurance of the Jury Thos Vere, Edward Bushell and ten others who refused to give a verdict against them, although locked up without food for two nights, and were fined for their final verdict of Not Guilty The case of these Jurymen was reviewed on a writ of Habeas Corpus and Chief Justice Vaughan delivered the opinion of the Court which established The Right of Juries to give their Verdict according to their Convictions
A 1680 portrait by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, The Birth of Pennsylvania, featuring Penn facing King Charles II
The belt of wampum delivered to Penn by Native Americans at the 1682 signing of the Great Treaty
The first draft of the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania, written by Penn in England in 1681
Frederick S. Lamb's painting of William Penn now on display at the Brooklyn Museum
Slate Roof House in Philadelphia, one of two homes Penn used during his second stay in the Americas, fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1867.
Pennsbury Manor in Tullytown, Pennsylvania, built in 1683, was Penn's home from 1699 to 1701.
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References
- ↑ Avery, Ron (2010-12-20). "Slavery stained some unlikely founders, too". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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