John Penn

signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation
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John Penn

Summary

John Penn is a human[1]. He was born in Caroline County[2]. He was born on +1741-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Granville County[4]. He died on +1788-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a lawyer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Caroline County[2], John Penn…
  • John Penn passed away in Granville County[4].
  • John Penn was born on +1741-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Penn died on +1788-09-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Penn's mother was Catherine Penn[8].
  • A child of John Penn was Lucy M. Taylor[9].
  • John Penn held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Penn held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • John Penn's professions included lawyer[6].
  • John Penn's image is recorded as John Penn.png[12].
  • John Penn is recorded as male[13].
  • John Penn's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Penn's signature is recorded as John Penn signature.png[15].
  • John Penn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34324149[16].
  • John Penn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr92042249[17].
  • John Penn's Commons category is recorded as John Penn (North Carolina politician)[18].
  • John Penn's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 2779[19].
  • John Penn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mrhh[20].
  • John Penn's family name is recorded as Penn[21].
  • John Penn's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Penn's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as P000211[23].
  • John Penn's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[24].
  • John Penn's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00715508[25].
  • John Penn's FAST ID is recorded as 1840741[26].
  • John Penn's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002975909501[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Caroline County[2], John Penn… he was born on +1741-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. His mother was Catherine Penn[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Penn worked as a lawyer[6].

Personal Life

A child of John Penn was Lucy M. Taylor[9].

Death and Burial

John Penn died on +1788-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Granville County[4].

Why It Matters

John Penn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Penn born?

John Penn's place of birth was Caroline County[2].

Where did John Penn die?

John Penn died in Granville County[4].

Who were John Penn's parents?

John Penn's mother was Catherine Penn[8].

What did John Penn do for work?

John Penn worked as lawyer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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