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Francis Swaine Muhlenberg
In office Preceded by William Creighton, Jr. Succeeded by William Creighton, Jr. In office Preceded by Guy W. Doan Succeeded by Val Keffer
Born (1795-04-22 ) April 22, 1795Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , USDied December 17, 1831(1831-12-17) (aged 36 )Pickaway County, Ohio , US Political party Adams Alma mater Dickinson College
Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (April 22, 1795 – December 17, 1831) was a political leader, member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio , and a member of the Muhlenberg Family political dynasty.[1]
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Francis Swaine Muhlenberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . His father, John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg , was an American Revolutionary War hero and member of the United States Congress .[2] Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg , was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .[3] [4]
Muhlenberg attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania , studied law, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1816.[5]
Career and marriage
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From 1820 to 1823, Muhlenberg served as private secretary to Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Hiester .[6] [7]
He moved west to Pickaway County, Ohio , and was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1827.[8] [9] The Cincinnati Enquirer , he married Mary Barr Denny, after settling near her home in Circleville, Ohio , on lands granted to his father, General Peter Muhlenberg, for services in the Revolutionary War."[10]
In 1828, he was elected the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the congressional seat vacated by the resignation of William Creighton, Jr. in the Twentieth United States Congress . He served until March 3, 1829.[11] [12] [13]
After his congressional career, Muhlenberg worked as a businessman and land speculator in Ohio and Kentucky .[14] [15]
Death and interment
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Muhlenberg died in Pickaway County, Ohio on December 17, 1831, and was interred at the Protestant Cemetery in Circleville.[16] [17]
Legacy
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Muhlenberg Township, Pickaway County, Ohio , was named after him.
References
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^ Kennedy, Will P. "Capital Sidelights ." Washington, D.C.: The Sunday Star , October 11, 1942, p. 27 (subscription required).
^ Kennedy, "Capital Sidelights," The Sunday Star , October 11, 1942.
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine ," in Biographical Directory of the United States . Washington, D.C.: Offices of the House and Senate Historians, U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 16, 2023.
^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine (1795-1831) " (biography). Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine," in Biographical Directory of the United States , U.S. Congress.
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine," in Biographical Directory of the United States , U.S. Congress.
^ Kestenbaum, "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine (1795-1831)," The Political Graveyard.
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine," in Biographical Directory of the United States , U.S. Congress.
^ Kestenbaum, "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine (1795-1831)," The Political Graveyard.
^ "Isabella F. Hopkins Expires on Eighty-Seventh Birthday; Founded Children's Hospital ." Cincinnati, Ohio: The Cincinnati Enquirer , February 4, 1935, p. 1 (subscription required).
^ "The Muhlenberg Family ." Butler, Pennsylvania: The Butler Citizen , November 4, 1887, p. 1 (subscription required).
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine," in Biographical Directory of the United States , U.S. Congress.
^ Kestenbaum, "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine (1795-1831)," The Political Graveyard.
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine," in Biographical Directory of the United States , U.S. Congress.
^ Kestenbaum, "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine (1795-1831)," The Political Graveyard.
^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine]," in Biographical Directory of the United States , U.S. Congress.
^ Kestenbaum, "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine (1795-1831)," The Political Graveyard.
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
