NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Penrhyn, Richard Pennant, Baron, 1737?-1808 NRA: Pennant, Richard (? 1737-1808) Baron Penrhyn, politician LBT ID: LdPenrh1 VIAF ID: 66035656 LOC ID: no92003523 | B/BAP: 1737 DIED: 1808-01-21 |
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The son of John Pennant, Liverpool merchant; educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he
was MP for Petersfield (1761-67) and Liverpool (1767-80, 1784-90), created Baron Penrhyn in
1783. He owned extensive properties in Jamaica and Wales. | |