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- Thomas Penn (8 March 1702 – 21 March 1775) was an English landowner and mercer who was the chief proprietor of Pennsylvania from 1746 to 1775. Penn is best known for his involvement in negotiating the Walking Purchase, a contested land cession treaty he negotiated with Lenape chief Lappawinsoe in 1737 which transferred control over 1,200,000 acres (4,860 km2) of territory from the Lenape tribe to the Province of Pennsylvania. Born in 1702 in Kensington, England into a Quaker family, Penn was apprenticed to a London mercer at a young age by his father William due to his family's financial insecurity. When his father died in 1718, William's last will and testament gave his proprietorship of Pennsylvania to his three sons, including Penn. In 1732, Penn travelled to the colony to assume control over his family's interests in Pennsylvania, including collecting unpaid rents. As his family back in England were deeply in debt, Penn abandoned his father's conciliatory approach towards Indian tribes residing on the colonial frontier in order to acquire more land to sell. In addition to signing treaties with Indian leaders, Penn strengthened the power of the deputy governor and frequently used his prerogative to overturn legislation from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, acts which made him unpopular in the colony. Penn returned to England in 1741, though he continued to exert control over affairs in Pennsylvania. When his brother John died in 1746, his will and testament passed control over John's share of the family proprietorship to Penn, making his the chief proprietor of Pennsylvania. In 1751, he married Lady Juliana Fermor, who he went on to have seven children with. Penn eventually died at his country estate of Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire in 1775. (en)
- Thomas Penn, född 1702, död 1775, var William Penns äldste son i andra giftet. Han innehade tillsammans med sina bröder provinsen Pennsylvania som förläning från 1727; från 1746 som huvudsaklig länsinnehavare. Han är i historien känd som den vilken genomförde Walking Purchase, ett storstilat bedrägeri rikat mot lenaperna vilket ledde till decennier av krig. (sv)
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- Thomas Penn, född 1702, död 1775, var William Penns äldste son i andra giftet. Han innehade tillsammans med sina bröder provinsen Pennsylvania som förläning från 1727; från 1746 som huvudsaklig länsinnehavare. Han är i historien känd som den vilken genomförde Walking Purchase, ett storstilat bedrägeri rikat mot lenaperna vilket ledde till decennier av krig. (sv)
- Thomas Penn (8 March 1702 – 21 March 1775) was an English landowner and mercer who was the chief proprietor of Pennsylvania from 1746 to 1775. Penn is best known for his involvement in negotiating the Walking Purchase, a contested land cession treaty he negotiated with Lenape chief Lappawinsoe in 1737 which transferred control over 1,200,000 acres (4,860 km2) of territory from the Lenape tribe to the Province of Pennsylvania. (en)
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