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About John Penn, 4th Chief proprietor of Pennsylvania
John Penn (22 February 1760 - 21 June 1834) was an English politician and writer who was the chief proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1775 to 1776. He and his cousin, John Penn ("John Penn, the Governor") held unsold property, of 24,000,000 acres (97,000 km2), which the Pennsylvania legislature confiscated after the American Revolution. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- "John Penn (writer)." Wikipedia, revision of 20 July 2024. < link > Accessed 21 July 2024.
- Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 627
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John Penn, 4th Chief proprietor of Pennsylvania's Timeline
| 1760 |
February 22, 1760
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London, England
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| 1834 |
June 21, 1834
Age 74
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Stoke Poges, England
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