Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (July 21, 1823 – January 9, 1854) was anAmerican politician andDemocraticcongressman representing the state ofPennsylvania.
Muhlenberg was a member of theMuhlenberg family political dynasty. He was born inReading, Pennsylvania, on July 21, 1823. His father,Henry A. P. Muhlenberg, was a congressman and U.S. minister to Austria; his grandfather,Joseph Hiester, was thegovernor of Pennsylvania.
Muhlenberg attendedDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844, practicing law in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was elected to thePennsylvania State Senate in 1849, serving until 1852 when he was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives to represent the 8th Congressional district. He began Congressional service on March 4, 1853, and died less than a year later.
Muhlenberg died inWashington, D.C., on January 9, 1854, while in office. He was buried in theCharles Evans Cemetery inReading.
His son,Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, III unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1892.
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