Francis Swaine Muhlenberg | |
|---|---|
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's6th district | |
| In office December 19, 1828 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | William Creighton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Creighton, Jr. |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives fromPickaway County | |
| In office December 3, 1827 – November 30, 1828 | |
| Preceded by | Guy W. Doan Jacob Linsey |
| Succeeded by | Val Keffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1795-04-22)April 22, 1795 |
| Died | December 17, 1831(1831-12-17) (aged 36) |
| Political party | Adams |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (April 22, 1795 – December 17, 1831) was a political leader, member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromOhio, and a member of theMuhlenberg Family political dynasty.[1]
Francis Swaine Muhlenberg was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. His father,John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, was anAmerican Revolutionary War hero and member of theUnited States Congress.[2] His uncle,Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, was the firstSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives.[3][4]
Muhlenberg attendedDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, studied law, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1816.[5]
From 1820 to 1823, Muhlenberg served as private secretary toPennsylvania GovernorJoseph Hiester.[6][7]
He moved west toPickaway County, Ohio, and was elected to theOhio House of Representatives in 1827.[8][9] Sometime during this phase of his life, according toThe Cincinnati Enquirer, he married Mary Barr Denny, after settling near her home inCircleville, 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 ofWilliam Creighton, Jr. in theTwentieth 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 andKentucky.[14][15]
Muhlenberg died in Pickaway County, Ohio on December 17, 1831, and was interred at the Protestant Cemetery in Circleville.[16][17]
Muhlenberg Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, was named after him.
