Richard Penn Sr.
Richard Penn Sr. | |
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| Titular Governor of The Province of Pennsylvania and the Delaware River | |
| In office 1746 – February 4, 1771 (his death) | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1706 Bristol, England |
| Died | 4 February 1771 (aged 65) England |
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Richard Penn Sr. (17 January 1706 – 4 February 1771) 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