Person    | Male  Born 1736  Died 1812

Captain Henry Penton, MP

Captain Henry Penton, MP

MP for Winchester who gave his name to the Pentonville area of London by building in the late 1700s The Penton Estate.

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Captain Henry Penton, MP

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Penton Estate

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