William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, theologian, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province …

Nov 19, 2025 · William Penn was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom who oversaw the founding of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious …

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 Pennsylvania. The democratic principles …

Penn was sent to prison for his belief four times denouncing the Protestant faith, “No Cross, No Crown” in 1669. With all his writings about Quakerism, including the written doctrine, Penn …

Penn wanted the province to be called Sylvania, but the King insisted on the name Penn being prefixed in memory of his father, so it became Pennsylvania. He went to America in 1682 and …

William Penn was the first great hero of American liberty. During the late seventeenth century, when Protestants persecuted Catholics, Catholics persecuted Protestants, and both …

Apr 2, 2014 · William Penn was an English Quaker best known for founding the colony of Pennsylvania as a place for religious freedom in America.