William Penn

William Penn's Death

Born (Birthday) October 14, 1644

Death Date July 30, 1718

Age of Death 73 years

Cause of Death Stroke

Place of Death Ruscombe, United Kingdom

Profession Politician

The politician William Penn died at the age of 73. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Colonial Quaker leader whose strong beliefs in democracy and religious freedom led to the formation of the state of Pennsylvania. He directly helped plan and and develop the city of Philadelphia.

He lost all of his hair due to a case of pox when he was a child.

In 1668 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London after writing a pamphlet criticizing the Catholic Church.

How did William Penn die?

Following a paralytic stroke that left him memory-impaired for his last six years of life, William Penn died in 1718. His sons, who did not follow him into Quakerism, continued as Pennsylvania’s proprietors until the time of the American Revolution.

Quotes

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"Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee."

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"He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end."

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"O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand."

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"Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us."

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"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers."

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