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1644 – 1718William Penn (1644-1718)Died 30 July 1718, aged 73William Penn was an English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a refuge for religious dissenters and experimented with early principles of representative government. He died at his home in Berkshire, England, having spent his final years in declining health after a stroke.