William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded...
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Sir William Penn (23 April 1621 – 16 September 1670) was an English admiral and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670. He was the...
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as Penn College. In 1933, the name was changed to William Penn College, and finally to William Penn University in 2000. Originally founded as Penn College...
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William Penn is a bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Alexander Milne Calder. It is located atop the Philadelphia...
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William Penn Charter School (commonly known as Penn Charter or simply PC) is an independent school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1689...
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William Penn Adair (1830–1880) was a leader of the Cherokee Nation. He was born in the traditional Cherokee territory in Georgia. As a child with his family...
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William Penn Jr. (14 March 1681 – 23 June 1720) was the eldest surviving son of William Penn, proprietor and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. Penn...
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Gulielma Maria Posthuma Penn (née Springett; February 1644 – 23 February 1694) was the first wife of William Penn, the notable Quaker writer, religious...
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Philadelphia City Hall (redirect from Penn Square, Philadelphia)
squares dedicated by William Penn, that geometrically is the center to the other four squares within Center City renamed as Penn Square. City Hall is...
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William Penn (1644–1718) was the English founder of Pennsylvania William Penn may also refer to: William Penn (Royal Navy officer) (1621–1670), English...
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The Omni William Penn Hotel is a 23 floor (3 underground) hotel located at 530 William Penn Place on Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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office. However, Penn Valley is a distinct community whose civic association demarcates its boundaries with iconic signs featuring William Penn and a farmhouse...
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Penn College may refer to two post-secondary schools in the United States: William Penn University, a private university in Iowa previously called Penn...
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Will Rogers (redirect from William Penn Adair Rogers)
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born...
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construction of the One Liberty Place skyscraper, which exceeded the height of William Penn's statue atop Philadelphia City Hall. For decades prior to the construction...
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William Penn High School may refer to: William Penn High School (Delaware) in New Castle, Delaware William Penn High School (North Carolina), High Point...
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Margaret Penn (née Callowhill; 11 February 1671 – 20 December 1726) was an Anglo-American governor. The second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, she...
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returned to Jenkintown in the 1990s and became the music teacher at William Penn Academy. Sam Lerner as Geoff "Madman" Schwartz (seasons 5–10; recurring...
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million pound today. The Penn family of Penn were not known to be related to William Penn (after whose father, Admiral Sir William Penn, Pennsylvania is named)...
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Pennsylvania (redirect from Penn.)
Erie. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Prior to that, between 1638 and 1655...
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William Penn Patrick (March 31, 1930 – June 9, 1973) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and fraudster. He was the owner of Holiday Magic, Leadership...
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Schure; 2nd ≈ admiral Sir William Penn (1621–1670) gouverneur William Penn (1644–1718) Ann Jasper (born c 1628) ≈ William Crispin (1627–1681) Greitgen...
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of 17 children of William Penn, the founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania in British America. In 1737, Thomas Penn negotiated the Walking...
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Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a Tony Award winner, and...
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Earl Howe (redirect from Baron Curzon of Penn)
Penn Assheton Curzon (died 1797) Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 2nd Viscount Curzon (1796–1870) (created Earl Howe in 1821) Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe...
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The William Penn Highway was an auto trail that ran from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the west to New York City in the east. It served as the Pikes Peak...
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USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) (redirect from USS William Penn)
Connecticut, on 20 July 1961. Originally, she was to have been named William Penn, and would have been the first Navy ship to bear that name, but was renamed...
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Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, GCH, PC (11 December 1796 – 12 May 1870), was a British peer and courtier. He was the third but eldest...
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William Penn Fyve were a garage rock group from Palo Alto, California who recorded the psychedelic classic "Swami". Their membership included Gregg Rolie...
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William Penn Murfee (born May 2, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously...
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