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| − | '''Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg'''(1750 - 1801) was a Lutheran minister, a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional Convention, and the first [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m001063 MUHLENBERG, Frederick Augustus Conrad]</ref> | + | '''Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg'''(January 2, 1750 - June 4, 1801) was a Lutheran minister, a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional Convention, and the first [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m001063 MUHLENBERG, Frederick Augustus Conrad]</ref> |
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| + | ==Early Life== | ||
| + | He was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1750. He was educated at Halle,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xHLxtNwBS5QC&pg=PA428 The Pennsylvania-German in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783]</ref> and held pastorates in Pennsylvania and New York City.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3ksOAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA30 Proceedings and Addresses, Volume 10, Part 2]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | He became a member of the [[Continental Congress]] in 1779 and 1780, and served in the US House of Representatives from 1789 to 1797, during which time he was twice elected as Speaker. | ||
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| + | ==Passing== | ||
| + | He died at Lancaster, Pennsylvania June 4, 1801.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cyIFYA7Ii3MC&pg=PA441 Supplement to Encyclopædia Britannica (ninth Edition): A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Volume 4]</ref> | ||
==Refererences== | ==Refererences== | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=hohPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA290 University of Pennsylvania: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics; with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni, Volume 1] | ||
[[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]] | [[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]] | ||
Revision as of 14:31, November 30, 2015
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg(January 2, 1750 - June 4, 1801) was a Lutheran minister, a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional Convention, and the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.[1]
Early Life
He was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1750. He was educated at Halle,[2] and held pastorates in Pennsylvania and New York City.[3]
Career
He became a member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780, and served in the US House of Representatives from 1789 to 1797, during which time he was twice elected as Speaker.
Passing
He died at Lancaster, Pennsylvania June 4, 1801.[4]