Francis Swaine Muhlenberg

Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (born April 22, 1795 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  December 17, 1831 in Pickaway County , Ohio ) was an American politician . In 1828 and 1829 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Muhlenberg came from a family of politicians known mainly in Pennsylvania. His father Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) represented the state of Pennsylvania in both chambers of Congress . His uncle Frederick (1750-1801) was the first speaker for the United States House of Representatives . Other family members held higher political offices in Congress, the diplomatic service and the state level. Muhlenberg attended public schools in Philadelphia and then Dickinson College in Carlisle . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1816, he began Reading to work in this profession. Between 1820 and 1823 he was the private secretary of Governor Joseph Hiester . Then he moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, where he embarked on a political career. He joined the movement against later President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . In 1827 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives .

After the resignation of MP William Creighton , Muhlenberg was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 19, 1828. Until March 3, 1829 he was able to end the current legislative period there. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Muhlenberg worked in the real estate industry in Ohio and Kentucky . He died in Pickaway County on December 17, 1831.

Web links

• Francis Swaine Muhlenberg in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Francis Swaine Muhlenberg in the database of Find a Grave (English)