Titles by Thomas Penrose

1742 – 1779

Sailor, minister, and poet.

Bio

Penrose led an adventurous if tragic life. Descended from the famous 17th century Thomas Penrose of the Bristol sailing family, he was a distant cousin of the shipbuilder in Philadelphia. As a youth, he delayed his education to pursue adventure on the seas, but was severely wounded aboard the HMS Ambuscade in 1763. Returning to England, he completed his studies, took orders in the church, became an advocate for peace with the colonies, and a noted poet.

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Titles

Public Tranquillity the Object of Every Individual’s Concern. A Sermon Preached in the Parish-Church of Newbery, Berks, December 13, 1776. Being the Day Appointed for a Public Fast, on Account of the Troubles in America

Thomas Penrose

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