John Penn (MP)

For the Anglo-American John Penn (1760-1834), MP for Helston 1802-3, see John Penn (writer).

For other people named John Penn, see John Penn (disambiguation).

John Penn (30 March 1848 – 21 November 1903) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham from 1891 to 1903.^[1]

John Penn was the son of the marine engineer John Penn. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] Though he managed his father's firm, John Penn and Sons, he was not trained as an engineer.^[3] He was apparently "one of the best-known Parliamentary golfers, having a fine private course at Archerfield, North Berwick".^[2]

References

^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ ^a ^b Penn, John in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ Andrew Lambert, ‘Penn, John (1805–1878)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 11 Jan 2009

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Penn

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Lewisham	Member of Parliament for Lewisham 1891 – 1903	Succeeded by Sir Edward Coates

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Name	Penn, John
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	30 March 1848
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Date of death	21 November 1903
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