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William Penn

1660–1718

William Penn was born in London, the son of an admiral, and he grew up during the reign of Oliver Cromwell. At a young age, he contracted smallpox, causing him to lose his hair and prompting his parents to move him to the countryside. After his father failed in a sea mission to the Caribbean, however, Penns family was banished to their property in Ireland. William was at this time fifteen, and he soon met and became friends with Thomas Loe, a Quaker missionary who lived for a time in the Penn home. Within a year of the familys exile, Cromwell was killed, and the Penns returned to England. In 1660, Penn began attending Oxford, where, while an aristocratic Protestant, he found himself sympathizing with the mistreated Quaker students.

PENN'S TREATYWITHTHE INDIANS

Penn returned home for the King Charles restoration ceremony, where he was a guest of honor alongside his father. Upon his return to Oxford, however, he learned that a well-liked dean of students had been fired for his freethinking philosophy. Penn and other students rallied o

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William Penn

Colonial American writer and religious thinker (1644–1718)

"Billy Penn" redirects here. For the magazine, see WHYY-FM § Billy Penn.

For other uses, see William Penn (disambiguation).

William Penn
Penn depicted in an 18th century illustration
Born	(1644-10-14)October 14, 1644 Tower Hill, London, England
Died	August 10, 1718(1718-08-10) (aged 73) Ruscombe, Berkshire, England
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Nobleman, writer, colonial proprietor of Pennsylvania, founder of Philadelphia
Spouse(s)	Gulielma Penn Hannah Margaret Callowhill
Children	17, including William Jr., John, Thomas, and Richard
Parent(s)	Admiral Sir William Penn Margaret Jasper

William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. Penn, an advocate of democracy and religious freedom, was known for his amicable relation

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Brief History of William Penn

Atwater-Kent Museum

Portrait of Young William Penn in Armor, date and artist unknown.

William Penn (October 14, 1644–July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that he set forth served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. Ahead of his time, Penn also published a plan for a United States of Europe, "European Dyet, Parliament or Estates."

Religious beliefs

Although born into a distinguished Anglican family and the son of Admiral Sir William Penn, Penn joined the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers at the age of 22. The Quakers obeyed their "inner light", which they believed to come directly from God, refused to bow or take off their hats to any man, and refused to take up arms. Penn was a close friend of George Fox, the founder of the Quakers. These were times of turmoil, just after Cromwell's death, and the Quakers were suspect, because of their principles which differed from the state imposed religion and be