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  1. William Penn (Royal Navy officer) 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 .

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · Sir William Penn (born April 23, 1621, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Sept. 16, 1670, London) was a British admiral and father of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. In his youth Penn served at sea, and in the English Civil Wars he fought for Parliament, being appointed rear admiral of the Irish seas in 1647. He was arrested in ...

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  4. William Penn (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir William Penn, 1621–1670 by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666, part of the Flagmen of Lowestoft series. 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 ...

  5. 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 Pennsylvania. William Penn (Royal Navy officer) - WikiMili,

  6. Feb 25, 2023 · Sir William Penn was an English admiral and politician who served in the Parliament from 1660 to 1670. He fought in the First Anglo-Dutch War and the Second Anglo-Dutch War, and was the commander-in-chief of the southern fleet in pursuit of the Royalists under Prince Rupert. He was the father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania.

  7. William Penn (Royal Navy officer) 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 Pennsylvania .

  8. Second Anglo-Dutch War. Signature. 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 Pennsylvania. Early life.

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