Frederick Muhlenberg

Political career

Muhlenberg was a member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780, and served in the State house of representatives from 1780-1783 and was elected speaker November 3, 1780. He was a delegate to and president of the State constitutional convention in 1787 called to ratify the Federal Constitution.

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Continental Congress - 1780 - 1783 - November 3 - 1787

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Elected to the First and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1789– March 3, 1797), Muhlenberg was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for the First Congress (1789-1791) and Third Congress (1793-1795). He did not seek renomination in 1796.

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March 4 - 1789 - March 3 - 1797 - Speaker of the United States House of Representatives - 1791 - 1793 - 1795 - 1796

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Muhlenberg was also president of the council of censors of Pennsylvania, and was appointed receiver general of the Pennsylvania Land Office on January 8, 1800, and served until his death in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on June 4, 1801. He was interred in Woodward Hill Cemetery there. After his death, the Township of Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania was named for him.

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January 8 - 1800 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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