Representative John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
Maj. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg

Print (Etching 1871) by Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884)
Courtesy of the NYPL Digital Gallery, The New York Public Library

Life dates: | 1 October 1746-1 October 1807 |
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Place of Residence (1789): | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Occupation (1789): | Public Servant |
Place of Birth: | Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Age (March 4, 1789): | 39 |
Religion (1789): | Lutheran |
College Education: | Academy of Philadelphia [University of Pennsylvania] |
Marital Status (1789): | Married |
Military Service during the Revolutionary War: | Officer, Continental Army |
Prior Political Offices: | Colonial Legislature State Supreme Executive Council Vice President of State |
Delegate to Federal Convention: | No |
Delegate to State Ratification Convention: | No |
Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution: | Unknown |
Support for strong central government (particularly in its executive functions) | Low/Moderate |
Last year of continuous service in House: | 1791 |
Additional House Service: | 1793-1795, 1799-1801 |
Senate Service: | 1801 |