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The following is a brief sketch of the life of one who, though perhaps more widely known as the Proprietor and Founder of Pennsylvania, was also eminent as a minister of the gospel in the Society of Friends, and distinguished for his superior intellectual abilities, his varied culture, and, above all, for his devoted Christian character, exemplified both in adversity and prosperity. It is taken principally from a work entitled "Friends in the Seventeenth Century." He was the son of William Penn, who, trained to nautical life, had by his genius and courage risen rapidly in the navy, until at the age of twenty-nine he became. | A Concise Biographical Sketch of William by Charles Evans 1 A Concise Biographical Sketch of William by Charles Evans The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn by Charles Evans This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn Author Charles Evans Release Date October 2 2010 EBook 33831 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WILLIAM PENN Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http . This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. A CONCISE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WILLIAM PENN. PHILADELPHIA FOR SALE AT FRIENDS BOOK-STORE No 304 ARCH STREET. A Concise Biographical Sketch of William by Charles Evans 2 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WILLIAM PENN. The following is a brief sketch of the life of one who though perhaps more widely known as the Proprietor and Founder of Pennsylvania was also eminent as a minister of the gospel in the Society of Friends and distinguished for his superior intellectual abilities his varied culture and above all for his devoted Christian character exemplified both in adversity and prosperity. It is taken principally from a work entitled Friends in the Seventeenth Century. He was the son of William Penn who trained to nautical life had by his genius and courage risen rapidly in the navy until at the age of twenty-nine he became Vice-Admiral of the Straits. From the account of his life and public career given by Granville Penn a descendant he appears to have been a man who made self-interest a leading principle of conduct but who while eagerly coveting wealth and honor was never accused of being corrupt as a public servant. His son William was born