John Penn (30 March 1848 – 21 November 1903) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham from 1891 to 1903. John Penn was the eldest son of the marine engineer John Penn. He was educated at Harrow School and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

. Though he managed his father's firm,

John Penn and Sons John Penn and Sons was an English engineering company based in London, and mainly known for its marine steam engines. History Establishment In 1799, engineer and millwright John Penn (born in Taunton, Somerset, 1770; died 6 June 1843) started a ...

, he was not trained as an engineer.Andrew Lambert
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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, North Berwick".

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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