John Penn (or John Penn, Jr. or John Penn of Stoke) (22 February 1760 – 21 June 1834) was the chief proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania as of 1775 (now the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States) and a politician and writer. He and his cousin, John Penn ("John Penn, the Governor") held unsold property, of 24,000,000 acres (97,000 km), which the Pennsylvania legislature confiscated after the American Revolution.
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22 February 1760 London, England
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21 June 1834 (aged 74) Stoke Poges, England
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