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[1]
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.^[2][3]

References

1. "PHMC Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (1750-1801)". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
2. Bastian Sick: German as the official language of the USA?
3. "Willi Paul Adams: The German Americans. Chapter 7: German or English". Archived from the original on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2015-11-01.

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)