William Penn

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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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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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Margaret Jasper notableFamilyMember William Penn
Thomas Callowhill inLawOf William Penn
City Hall hasStatue William Penn
subject surface form: Philadelphia City Hall
City Hall subjectOfWork William Penn
subject surface form: William Penn statue
Penn family notableMember William Penn
Penn family hasDescendant William Penn
Hannah Callowhill spouse William Penn
subject surface form: Hannah Callowhill Penn
Hannah Callowhill spouseOf William Penn
subject surface form: Hannah Callowhill Penn
Hannah Callowhill partnerInGovernmentWith William Penn
subject surface form: Hannah Callowhill Penn
Dover laidOutBy William Penn
Penn Treaty Park area namedAfter William Penn
Pennsylvania colonial charter authorized William Penn
this entity surface form: William Penn as proprietary governor
Penn Square isNamedAfter William Penn
Margaret Penn sibling William Penn
Margaret Penn relative William Penn
this entity surface form: William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania)
Dover, Delaware foundedBy William Penn
William Penn University namedAfter William Penn