Person:Richard Pennant (2)

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Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn
b.Abt 1737
d.21 Jan 1808 Winnington, Cheshire, England
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Name[1] Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1737
Marriage to Anne Susanna Warburton
Death[1] 21 Jan 1808 Winnington, Cheshire, England
Reference Number? Q7328358?


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Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (1737 – 21 January 1808), was a politician and nobleman who served as an MP in the British Parliament, representing Petersfield and Liverpool for 29 years between 1761 and 1790. He was the owner of Penrhyn Castle, an estate on the outskirts on Bangor, North Wales.

Pennant was also an absentee owner of six sugar plantations and slaves in Jamaica. In Parliament, Pennant was a staunch proslavery advocate who opposed the abolitionist movement. In Wales, Pennant was a major figure in the development of the Welsh slate industry. He received an Irish peerage from King George III in 1783, and died in 1808, leaving his estates to George Hay Dawkins.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pennant, Richard (DNB00), in Stephen, Leslie, ed, and Sidney, ed Lee. Dictionary of National Biography. (London: Smith, Elder, 1885-1900).
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