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Richard Penn.
Proprietary and titular governor of the province of Pennsylvania (1706-1771)
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About Richard Penn
Richard Penn Sr. was a proprietary and titular governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and the counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, which then included present-day Delaware. He served as governor from 1746 to 1771. His father was William Penn, founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania, one of the original Thirteen Colonies in British America.
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- United States
- Born
- January 17, 1706
- Died
- February 4, 1771