Frederick Muhlenberg
U.S. Congressperson
1750 – 1801
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Who was Frederick Muhlenberg?
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg was an American minister and politician who was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A delegate 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.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1750
Trappe - Siblings
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Religion in the United States
- Ethnicity
- German American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Lived in
- Lancaster
- Died
- Jun 4, 1801
Lancaster - Resting place
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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