Frederick Muhlenberg

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Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.

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Frederick Muhlenberg canonical 11
Peter Muhlenberg 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Lutheran minister
clergyman
human
burialPlace Woodward Hill Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1750-01-01
dateOfDeath 1801-06-04
describedBySource Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Historical records of the U.S. House of Representatives
educatedAt Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
surface form: University of Halle-Wittenberg
endTime 1791-03-04
ethnicGroup German Americans
surface form: German American
familyName Muhlenberg
father Henry Muhlenberg
givenName Frederick
inceptionOfRole First United States Congress
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
German
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party

Pro-Administration Party
nativeLanguage German
notableFor being the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
notableWork First Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
numberOfChildren 7
officeContested United States federal elections
surface form: United States House of Representatives elections
partOf Founding generation of the United States
placeOfBirth Trappe, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Lancaster, Pennsylvania
positionHeld Delegate to the Continental Congress
Lutheran pastor
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Member of the United States House of Representatives
President of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
religion Lutheranism
residence Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Trappe, Pennsylvania
sexOrGender male
sibling Frederick Muhlenberg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Peter Muhlenberg
spouse Catherine Schaeffer
startTime 1789-04-01
workLocation New York City
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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First United States Congress hasSpeaker Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg sibling Frederick Muhlenberg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Peter Muhlenberg
Henry Muhlenberg child Frederick Muhlenberg
3rd United States Congress speakerOfTheHouse Frederick Muhlenberg
Muhlenberg hasNotableMember Frederick Muhlenberg
subject surface form: Muhlenberg family
Muhlenberg hasNotableBearer Frederick Muhlenberg
Trappe, Pennsylvania birthplaceOf Frederick Muhlenberg
Trappe, Pennsylvania hasNotableResident Frederick Muhlenberg
Woodward Hill Cemetery hasNotableBurial Frederick Muhlenberg
Woodward Hill Cemetery hasGraveOf Frederick Muhlenberg
Catherine Schaeffer spouse Frederick Muhlenberg