Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg | |
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Joseph Fry, Jr. | |
| Succeeded by | David D. Wagener |
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| Born | Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg May 13, 1782 Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg Mary Catherine Hall Muhlenberg |
| Occupation | Minister, politician |
Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (May 13, 1782 – August 11, 1844) was an American political leader and diplomat. He was a member of the Muhlenberg family political dynasty.
Early life
Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg was born in
His paternal grandfather was
Career
Henry studied theology and was ordained a
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.[5]
Political career
In 1828, Muhlenberg was elected to the
Muhlenberg was again reelected to the
He ran unsuccessfully for
Personal life
Muhlenberg was twice married. His first marriage was in 1805 to Mary Elizabeth Muhlenberg (1784–1806). Mary died on March 21, 1806, giving birth to a daughter:[3]
- Mary Elizabeth Muhlenberg (1806–1838), who married the Rev. Ehrgott Jonathan Deininger (1801–1881).[3]
After her death, he remarried to Rebecca Hiester (1781–1841) on June 7, 1808.[3] Rebecca was the daughter of Elizabeth (née Witman) Hiester and Joseph Hiester, the 5th governor of Pennsylvania.[2] Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Emma Elizabeth Muhlenberg, who died in infancy.[3]
- Hiester Henry Muhlenberg (1812–1886), who married Amelia Howard (1817–1852). After her death, he married Katharine Spang Hunter (1835–1913).
- Emma Elizabeth Muhlenberg (1817–1833), who died unmarried.[3]
- Rosa Catharine Muhlenberg (1821–1867), who married Gustavus Anthony Nicolls (1817–1886).[3]
- Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854), who was elected to Congress and married his cousin, Ann Hall Muhlenberg.[3]
Muhlenberg died in Reading, Pennsylvania, on August 11, 1844, and is interred at the Charles Evans Cemetery.[4]
Descendants
Through his son Henry, he was the grandfather of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg III, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1892.[3]
References
- ^ Biographical Memoir of the Late Henry A. Muhlenberg. J.& H.G. Langley, etc. January 1845. p. 73. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b The Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses at Reading, Oct. 27, 1905, Vol. XVI. Pennsylvania German Society. 1907. p. 16. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Association, John Conrad Weiser Family (1960). The Weiser Family: A Genealogy of the family of John Conrad Weiser, the elder (d. 1746); prepared on the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in America, 1710-1760. John Conrad Weiser Family Assoc. p. 214. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "MUHLENBERG, Henry Augustus Philip - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ISBN 9780807135655. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Letter from Henry A. P. Muhlenberg to John M. Read". archives.dickinson.edu. Dickinson College. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ISBN 9781421418285. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links
- United States Congress. "Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (id: M001065)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
- Henry A. P. Muhlenberg at Find a Grave
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