Frederick Muhlenberg

Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (/ˈmjuːlɪnbɜːrɡ/; January 1, 1750 – June 4, 1801) was an American minister and politician.

Frederick Muhlenberg
1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 2, 1793 – March 4, 1795 [as 3rd Speaker]
Preceded by	Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Succeeded by	Jonathan Dayton
In office April 1, 1789 – March 4, 1791 [as 1st Speaker]
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
1st Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Preceded by	Title established
Succeeded by	Thomas Hartley George Thatcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Blair McClenachan (2nd)
Constituency	At-large (1789–91) 2nd district (1791–93) At-large (1793–95) 2nd district (1795–97)
Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress
In office 1779–1780
Personal details
Born	Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-01-01)January 1, 1750 Trappe, Pennsylvania
Died	June 4, 1801(1801-06-04) (aged 51) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican (1795–1801) Anti-Administration (1791–1795) Pro-Administration (before 1791)
Alma mater	University of Halle
Profession	Minister of religion
Signature
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Official name	Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (1750-1801)
Type	Roadside
Designated	April 12, 2008
Location	151 W Main St., Trappe, across from strip mall

He was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives serving from 1793 through 1795. He was 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.

The claim that Muhlenberg, as House Speaker, prevented German from becoming an official language of the United States is false.

Other websites

• "Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
• Ritchie, Donald A. (2006). Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-530924-9. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
• Peters, Ronald M., Jr. (1990). The American Speakership: The Office in Historical Perspective. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801839559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Jenkins, Jeffery A., Charles Stewart, III (2012). Appendix 2: Election of House Speaker, First-112th Congresses. Princeton University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0691156446. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)