It was William Penn in Philadelphia. He created a charter of liberties, which among the other things included the religious freedoms or every inhabitant of this colony.
William Penn was an English philosopher and entrepreneur, founder of the American state of Pennsylvania. He established democracy and religious freedom in the newly established province. He established good relations with the Delaware Indians. Under his rule, the city of Philadelphia was planned and established. He died in 1718 at the family home in Berkshire, and was buried next to his first wife.
