Sir William Penn

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English admiral human naval commander

Sir William Penn was a 17th-century English admiral and naval commander who served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and was the father of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English admiral →
human →
naval commander →
allegiance Kingdom of England →
birthCountry Kingdom of England →
birthDate 1621-04-23 →
birthPlace Bristol →
burialPlace St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol →
child Margaret Penn →
Richard Penn →
William Penn →
citizenship Kingdom of England →
conflict First Anglo-Dutch War →
Second Anglo-Dutch War →
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England →
deathCountry Kingdom of England →
deathDate 1670-09-16 →
deathPlace London, England →
surface form: "London"
era 17th century →
fatherOf William Penn →
honorificPrefix Sir →
languageSpoken English →
militaryBranch Royal Navy →
militaryRank Admiral →
Rear-Admiral →
Vice-Admiral →
monarchServed Charles I of England →
Charles II of England →
Oliver Cromwell →
name Sir William Penn self-linksurface differs →
surface form: "William Penn"
nobleTitle knight →
notableFor being the father of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania →
service in the Anglo-Dutch Wars →
notableRelative William Penn →
notableWork The United Service Journal →
surface form: "The Navy Office journal (diary)"
occupation admiral →
naval officer →
participatedIn First Anglo-Dutch War →
Second Anglo-Dutch War →
positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet →
Commissioner of the Navy →
Member of Parliament for Sandwich →
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis →
religion Anglicanism →
residence Tower Hill, London →
servedUnder Charles II of England →
Oliver Cromwell →
spouse Margaret Jasper →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Penn → father → Sir William Penn →
Chigwell School → hasAlumnus → Sir William Penn →
Navy Board → hasNotableMember → Sir William Penn →
Sir William Penn → name → Sir William Penn self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: "William Penn"
Clerk of the Acts → officeHeldBy → Sir William Penn →