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Oct 10, 2024 · William Penn (born October 14, 1644, London, England—died July 30, 1718, Buckinghamshire) was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom, who oversaw the founding of the American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities of Europe.
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.
Apr 2, 2014 · By the 1670s, Penn had become a figure of importance in the Quaker community. In 1675, he was asked to resolve a land dispute between Quaker property owners in the American colony of West New...
Oct 10, 2024 · William Penn - Quaker Leader, Colonist, Founder: Penn had meanwhile become involved in American colonization as a trustee for Edward Byllynge, one of the two Quaker proprietors of West New Jersey. In 1681 Penn and 11 other Quakers bought the proprietary rights to East New Jersey from the widow of Sir John Carteret.
By the 1720s, Quakers started revering Penn as a hero with the public, overlooking his controversies over power, taxes, and debt. He was portrayed as a model Quaker who engages in politics. In 1726, two volumes of his writings were reprinted and used as support for Quaker belief, according to Frost.
William Penn, (born Oct. 14, 1644, London, Eng.—died July 30, 1718, Buckinghamshire), English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. Expelled from Oxford for his Puritan beliefs, he was sent to manage the family estates in Ireland, where he joined the Society of Friends in 1667.
Oct 22, 2018 · The son of a British admiral, William Penn was a friend of George Fox, founder of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. When Penn converted to Quakerism, he experienced the same relentless persecution in England as Fox.
