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Hannah Callowhill Penn

Second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn

Died when: 55 years 312 days (670 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Hannah Callowhill Penn

Hannah Margaret Callowhill Penn (February 11, 1671 – December 20, 1726) was an Anglo-American governor. The second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, she effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years after her husband suffered a series of strokes, and then for another eight years after her husband's death.

She served as acting proprietor from 1712 until her death in 1726.

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