Peter Muhlenberg
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Peter Muhlenberg was an American Lutheran minister and Continental Army general during the Revolutionary War, best known for dramatically leaving his pulpit to join the fight for independence and later serving in the early U.S. Congress.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Muhlenberg canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Lutheran minister ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| birthName | John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Zion Lutheran Church, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyRole | pastor in Woodstock, Virginia ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | various churches and historical markers in Pennsylvania and Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1746-10-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1807-10-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lutheran institutions in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasMonument | statue in the United States Capitol National Statuary Hall Collection ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | announced from his pulpit in 1776 that there was a time to fight and revealed a Continental Army uniform beneath his clerical robes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatically leaving his pulpit to join the fight for American independence
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service as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ service in the early United States Congress ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Trappe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of American independence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
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collector of customs at Philadelphia ⓘ member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ vice-president of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| represented |
Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress
NERFINISHED
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Virginia as a military leader during the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| servedIn | Virginia Line of the Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Frederick Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Muhlenberg family