William Penn (Royal Navy officer)

English naval officer and politician (1621–1670)

Born
1621
Admiral Sir William Penn was an English naval officer and politician who represented Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the House of Commons of England from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, who named the colony after his father.

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