The US state of Pennsylvania is named after this Englishman.................who was scorned by the British royal crown for helping the Indians...............as the Americans later had a bureau of Indian affairs, so did the British............
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn
William Penn (14 October 1644 – 30 July 1718) was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania ...
www.ushistory.org/penn/bio.htm
Independence Hall Association
William Penn (October 14, 1644–July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of ...
www.biography.com/people/william-penn-9436869
Learn more about William Penn, the Quaker leader who fought religious oppression and founded the colony of Pennsylvania, at Biography.com.
www.quaker.org/wmpenn.html
Religious Society of Friends
The first great hero of American liberty. During the late seventeenth century, Pennestablished an American sanctuary which protected freedom of conscience.
Founded in 1873, a private institution of the liberal arts. Includes admissions, history, news items, academics, and alumni.
xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/penn/pnintro.html
William Penn is known, of course, as the founder of Pennsylvania. ... For example, Penn did not name his colony after himself (as he feared would be assumed), ...
xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/penn/pnhome.html
William Penn. Visionary Proprietor. Tuomi J. Forrest. Introduction · Penn in the U.S. Capitol · Penn and the Indians · Penn Plans the City · Further Reading.
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