John Penn (30 March 1848 – 21 November 1903) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from 1891 to 1903. John Penn was the eldest son of the marine engineer John Penn. He was educated at

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and

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. Though he managed his father's firm, John Penn and Sons, he was not trained as an engineer.Andrew Lambert
‘Penn, John (1805–1878)’
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'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 11 Jan 2009 He was apparently "one of the best-known Parliamentary golfers, having a fine private course at Archerfield,

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* 1848 births 1903 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at Harrow School {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub