Frederick Muhlenberg
| Frederick Muhlenberg | |
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| 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office December 2, 1793 – March 4, 1795 |
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| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Dayton |
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In office April 1, 1789 – March 4, 1791 |
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| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
| 1st Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Title Established |
| Succeeded by |
Thomas Hartley George Thatcher |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania |
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In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Blair McClenachan |
| Constituency |
At-large (1789-1791) 2nd district (1791-1793) At-large (1793-1795) 2nd district (1795-1797) |
| Personal details | |
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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg January 1, 1750 Trappe, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 4, 1801 (aged 51) Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Pro-Administration Anti-Administration |
| Alma mater | University of Halle-Wittenberg |
| Profession | Minister of religion |
| Religion | Lutheran |
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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (/ˈmjuːlᵻnbɜːrɡ/; January 1, 1750 – June 4, 1801) was an American minister and politician who was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a Lutheran pastor by profession, Muhlenberg was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania. His home, known as The Speaker's House, is now a museum and is currently undergoing restoration to restore its appearance during Muhlenberg's occupancy.
Frederick Muhlenberg was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, the son of Anna Maria (Weiser) and Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg. His father, an immigrant from Germany, was considered the founder of the Lutheran Church in America. His maternal grandfather was Pennsylvania German colonial leader Conrad Weiser. His brother, Peter, was a General in the Continental Army and his brother Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst was a botanist.
In 1763, together with his brothers John Peter Gabriel and Gotthilf Henry Ernst, he attended the Latina at the Franckesche Stiftungen in Halle, Germany. In 1769, he attended the University of Halle, where he studied theology. He was ordained by the Pennsylvania Ministerium as a minister of the Lutheran Church on October 25, 1770. He preached in Stouchsburg, Pennsylvania, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania, from 1770 to 1774, and in New York City from 1774 to 1776. When the British entered New York at the onset of the American Revolutionary War, he felt obliged to leave and returned to Trappe. He moved to New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania and was pastor there and in Oley and New Goshenhoppen until August 1779.
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