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1 William Penn http://web.mac.com/pennjerdel/iWeb/Site/Wm%20Penn.html

2 William Penn  William Penn was born Oct. 14, 1644 London, England.  Died July 30, 1718 Berkshire, England.  Admiral Sir William Penn and Margaret Jasper were his parents.  Gulielma Maria Springett, and Hannah Margaret Callowhill were his wives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn

3 William Penn, America’s First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace  Established freedom conscience among Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Quakers.  Penn made peaceful agreements with the Indians.  Penn tried to established peace with the Quakers by attending meetings even though it was considered a crime.  Penn insisted on low taxes and suspended them for one year. http://www.quaker.org/wmpenn.html

4 William Penn By: G.S. and E.V. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn


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