William Penn

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Quaker colonial governor human political philosopher

William Penn was an English Quaker leader and political philosopher who founded the Province of Pennsylvania as a haven for religious freedom and democratic governance in colonial America.

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Label Occurrences
William Penn canonical 69
Quaker leader William Penn 1
William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Quaker ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
political philosopher ⓘ
advocatedFor freedom of conscience ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
birthDate 1644-10-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Buckinghamshire ⓘ
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1718-07-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Berkshire, England ⓘ
surface form: Berkshire

Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Ruscombe ⓘ
educatedAt Chigwell School ⓘ
Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Penn ⓘ
father Sir William Penn ⓘ
William Penn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William Penn the Elder
founded Philadelphia ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Province of Pennsylvania
fullName William Penn self-link ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
heldPosition Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ
influenced Framers of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: American founding fathers

United States constitutional thought ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of religious freedom ⓘ
fair dealings with Native Americans ⓘ
founding Pennsylvania ⓘ
promotion of representative government ⓘ
movement Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
notableWork Frame of Government of Pennsylvania ⓘ
No Cross, No Crown ⓘ
Some Fruits of Solitude ⓘ
politicalIdeology liberalism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
religion Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form: Quakerism
residence Pennsbury Manor ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
spouse Gulielma Maria Springett ⓘ
Hannah Callowhill Penn ⓘ
wroteAbout civil government ⓘ
peace and nonviolence ⓘ
religious liberty ⓘ

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Philadelphia → foundedBy → William Penn ⓘ
William Penn → fullName → William Penn self-link ⓘ
William Penn → father → William Penn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Penn the Elder
Philadelphia street grid → designer → William Penn ⓘ
Pennsylvania → namedAfter → William Penn ⓘ
Province of Delaware → establishedBy → William Penn ⓘ
Philadelphia City Hall → hasStatue → William Penn ⓘ
West Jersey → founder → William Penn ⓘ
Washington Square → plannedBy → William Penn ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington Square (Philadelphia)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania → foundedBy → William Penn ⓘ
Frame of Government of Pennsylvania → author → William Penn ⓘ
Frame of Government of Pennsylvania → draftedBy → William Penn ⓘ
No Cross, No Crown → author → William Penn ⓘ
No Cross, No Crown → authorName → William Penn ⓘ
Hannah Callowhill Penn → spouse → William Penn ⓘ
Hannah Callowhill Penn → marriedTo → William Penn ⓘ
Chigwell School → hasAlumnus → William Penn ⓘ
Chigwell School → hasAlumnus → William Penn ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker leader William Penn
Some Fruits of Solitude → author → William Penn ⓘ
Ruscombe → notableResident → William Penn ⓘ
Sir William Penn → child → William Penn ⓘ
Sir William Penn → fatherOf → William Penn ⓘ
Sir William Penn → notableRelative → William Penn ⓘ
High Street → namedBy → William Penn ⓘ
subject surface form: High Street (Philadelphia)
High Street → plannedBy → William Penn ⓘ
subject surface form: High Street (Philadelphia)
Gulielma Maria Springett → spouse → William Penn ⓘ
Pennsbury Manor → originalOwner → William Penn ⓘ
Pennsbury Manor → associatedWith → William Penn ⓘ
Pennsbury Manor → founderOfEstate → William Penn ⓘ
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground → associatedWith → William Penn ⓘ
Chester → namedBy → William Penn ⓘ
subject surface form: Chester, Pennsylvania
Province of Pennsylvania → founder → William Penn ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania → namedAfter → William Penn ⓘ
Penn's Landing → namedAfter → William Penn ⓘ
Colony of Pennsylvania → founder → William Penn ⓘ
Colony of Pennsylvania → namedAfter → William Penn ⓘ
Quaker State → refersToFounderOfColony → William Penn ⓘ
Welcome Park → dedicatedTo → William Penn ⓘ
Welcome Park → hasPrimarySubject → William Penn ⓘ
statue of William Penn → depicts → William Penn ⓘ
subject surface form: Statue of William Penn
Thomas Holme → employer → William Penn ⓘ
Thomas Holme → associatedWith → William Penn ⓘ
Thomas Holme → appointedBy → William Penn ⓘ
Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly → foundedBy → William Penn ⓘ
Franklin Square → designedBy → William Penn ⓘ
Tamanend → associatedWith → William Penn ⓘ
Charter of Privileges (1701) → author → William Penn ⓘ
Charter of Privileges (1701) → grantedBy → William Penn ⓘ
History of Philadelphia → foundedAsCityBy → William Penn ⓘ
Springett family → spouse → William Penn ⓘ
subject surface form: Gulielma Maria Springett