John Penn | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Chief Proprietor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1718–1746 | |
| Preceded by | William Penn founder (1644–1718) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Penn (1702–1775) – brother |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1700 Slate Roof House in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | October 25, 1746 (aged 46) Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Profession | Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania |
John Penn (January 28, 1700[1][a] – October 25, 1746[2]) was an American-born merchant who was proprietor of the colonial Province of Pennsylvania, which became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania following American independence obtained in victory in the American Revolutionary War.
John Penn was the eldest son of the colony's founder, William Penn (1644–1718) and his second wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1726). He was born in the Slate Roof House in Philadelphia, and was the only one of Penn's children to be born in the present-day United States. As a result, he was referred to as "the American" by his family.
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