William Penn, English admiral and politician (died 1670)

William Penn (Royal Navy officer)

English Royal Navy admiral, politician and member of parliament (1621-1670)

Sir William Penn was an English admiral and politician who served in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, founder of the colonial Province of Pennsylvania, which is now the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most populous state in the…