John Penn (governor)
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John Penn was the last colonial governor of Pennsylvania, a prominent member of the Penn family who oversaw the province during the turbulent years leading up to the American Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| John Penn | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1729-02-14 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1795-02-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | Penn family proprietorship of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1771-05-16
ⓘ
1776-09-26 ⓘ |
| familyName | Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Richard Penn Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedDuring |
Stamp Act crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Townshend Acts period NERFINISHED ⓘ early stages of the American Revolution ⓘ pre-Revolutionary tensions in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| grandfather | William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Penn family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah Lardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last colonial governor of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
governing Pennsylvania during the years leading up to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
governor ⓘ |
| officeEndForGovernorOfPennsylvania | 1771 ⓘ |
| officeEndForSecondTermAsGovernor | 1776 ⓘ |
| officeStartForGovernorOfPennsylvania | 1763 ⓘ |
| officeStartForSecondTermAsGovernor | 1773 ⓘ |
| oversaw | Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Pennsylvania
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Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ Proprietary Governor of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyInterestIn | proprietary lands in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| relative |
Richard Penn Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker background ⓘ |
| residence |
Buckinghamshire, England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
| startTime |
1763-10-31
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1773-08-31 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Revolutionary era
NERFINISHED
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colonial America ⓘ |
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