John Penn
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John Penn was an American lawyer and statesman from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence and served in the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Penn canonical | 1 |
| John Penn (the American) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| admittedToTheBar | circa 1762 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Continental Congress
NERFINISHED
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North Carolina Board of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1741-05-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Caroline County, Virginia, British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Granville County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1788-09-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Granville County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Edmund Pendleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| familyName | Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Moses Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Grave and monument at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park ⓘ |
| knownFor | Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Taylor Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Contribution to the governance of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
delegate to the Continental Congress
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina
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Member of the North Carolina Board of War ⓘ Member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Granville County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Granville County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInLegislature | North Carolina House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryOf | United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedDocumentOnBehalfOf | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Susannah Lyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | law ⓘ |
| termEndAsContinentalCongressDelegate | 1780 ⓘ |
| termStartAsContinentalCongressDelegate | 1775 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelocation | 1774 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hannah Callowhill Penn
this entity surface form:
John Penn (the American)