Muhlenberg family
The Muhlenberg family created a United States political, religious, and military dynasty based in the state of Pennsylvania. The German American family descends from Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg/Henry Muhlenberg, a German immigrant, noted Lutheran minister, and founder of the Lutheran Church in America.
Noted members of the Muhlenberg family include:
- Peter Muhlenberg minister, Continental Army general, US congressman, US senator
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg:
- *Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg member of the Continental Congress, first Speaker of US House of Representatives
- *Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg , president of Muhlenberg College
- *Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg architect, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, US congressman, and World War I and World War II soldier
- Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg botanist
- Maria Salome Muhlenberg, married Matthias Richards.
- John Andrew Shulze governor of Pennsylvania
- Henry A. P. Muhlenberg US congressman and minister to Austria
- Francis Swaine Muhlenberg US congressman
- William Augustus Mühlenberg Episcopal priest, school founder, and philanthropist
- Henry Augustus Muhlenberg US congressman
- Frederick Hunter Muhlenberg II architect
- Charles Henry Muhlenberg IV architect
- Charles Henry Muhlenberg V architect
In addition, the Muhlenbergs were related to the Hiester family. Some notable members include:
- John Hiester US congressman
- Daniel Hiester US congressman
- Gabriel Hiester Pennsylvania political leader
- Joseph Hiester US congressman and governor of Pennsylvania
- Daniel Hiester the younger US congressman
- William Hiester US congressman
- William Muhlenberg Hiester Pennsylvania political leader
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester US congressman
- Hiester Clymer US congressman
- Jeffrey Hiester US actor, stuntman, writer, inventor
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