Richard Penn Sr. | |
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Titular Governor of The Province of Pennsylvania and the Delaware River | |
In office 1746 – February 4, 1771 (his death) | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | None |
Personal details | |
Born | Bristol, England | 17 January 1706
Died | 4 February 1771 England | (aged 65)
Richard Penn Sr. (17 January 1706 – 4 February 1771) was a proprietary and titular governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and the counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, which then included present-day Delaware. He served as governor from 1746 to 1771. His father was William Penn, founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania, one of the original Thirteen Colonies in British America