Peter Muhlenberg

Peter Muhlenberg
United States Senator
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1801 – June 30, 1801
Preceded byWilliam Bingham
Succeeded byGeorge Logan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1801
Preceded byJohn Chapman
Succeeded byIsaac Van Horne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
8th Vice-President of Pennsylvania
In office
October 31, 1787 – October 14, 1788
PresidentBenjamin Franklin
Preceded byCharles Biddle
Succeeded byDavid Redick
Personal details
Born
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg

(1746-10-01)October 1, 1746
Trappe, Pennsylvania, British America
DiedOctober 1, 1807(1807-10-01) (aged 61)
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
RelationsMuhlenberg family
Conrad Weiser (maternal grandfather)
ProfessionMinister, Politician, Soldier
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service Continental Army
Years of service1776–1783
Rank Major General
Commands8th Virginia Regiment
Battles/wars
Peter Muhlenberg statue by Blanche Nevin at the United States Capitol building.

John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 – October 1, 1807) was an American clergyman and military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. A member of Pennsylvania's prominent Muhlenberg family political dynasty, he became a respected figure in the newly independent United States as a Lutheran minister and member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate.[1]

  1. ^ Kennedy, Will P. "Capital Sidelights." Washington, D.C.: The Sunday Star, October 11, 1942, p. 27 (subscription required).