Frederick Muhlenberg

Speaker of the USA House of Representatives

Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (/'mju?l?nb??rg/; January 1, 1750 – June 4, 1801) was an American minister and politician who was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the first Dean of the United States House of Representatives.

A member of the Federalist Party, he was delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention and a member of the U.S.

House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a Lutheran pastor by profession, Muhlenberg was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania. His home, known as The Speaker's House, is now a museum and is currently undergoing restoration to restore its appearance during Muhlenberg's occupancy.