14 Facts About Frederick Muhlenberg

Frederick Muhlenberg's home, known as the Speaker's House, is a museum and is currently undergoing restoration to restore its appearance during Muhlenberg's occupancy.

Frederick Muhlenberg was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, the son of Anna Maria and Heinrich Melchior Frederick Muhlenberg.

Frederick Muhlenberg's brother, Peter, was a general in the Continental Army and his brother Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst was a botanist.

Frederick Muhlenberg preached in Stouchsburg, Pennsylvania, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania, from 1770 to 1774, and in New York City from 1774 to 1776.

Frederick Muhlenberg was a member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780, and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1780 to 1783.

Frederick Muhlenberg was a delegate to and chairman of the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention in 1787 called to ratify the Federal Constitution.

Frederick Muhlenberg was the first signer of the Bill of Rights.

Frederick Muhlenberg served as a member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in the first and the three succeeding United States Congresses.

Frederick Muhlenberg was the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Frederick Muhlenberg did not seek renomination as speaker in 1796.

Frederick Muhlenberg was the Federalist candidate in the 1793 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Thomas Mifflin.

Frederick Muhlenberg was president of the council of censors of Pennsylvania, and was appointed receiver general of the Pennsylvania Land Office on January 8,1800, serving until his death in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on June 4,1801.

On June 4,1801, Frederick Muhlenberg died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 51.

Frederick Muhlenberg was interred in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster.