The Muhlenberg family created a United States political, religious, and military dynasty based in the state of Pennsylvania. The German American family descends from Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg/ Henry Muhlenberg (1711–1787), a German immigrant, noted

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...

minister, and founder of the Lutheran Church in America. Noted members of the Muhlenberg family include: *

Peter Muhlenberg John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746October 1, 1807) was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. A Lutheran minister, he serve ...

(1746–1807) minister, Continental Army general, US congressman, US senator *Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg: ** Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1750–1801), member of the Continental Congress, first Speaker of US House of Representatives ** Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (educator) (1818–1901), president of Muhlenberg College ** Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1887–1980) architect, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, US congressman, and World War I and World War II soldier * Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753–1815), botanist * Maria Salome Muhlenberg (1766–1827), youngest daughter of the Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and wife of US Congressman

Matthias Richards Matthias Richards (February 26, 1758 – August 4, 1830) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Matthias Richards was born near Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He had many siblings, includin ...

(1758-1830); interred at the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania * Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782–1844), US congressman and minister to Austria *

Francis Swaine Muhlenberg Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (April 22, 1795December 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. Francis Swaine Muhlenberg was born in ...

(1795–1831), US congressman * William Augustus Mühlenberg (1796–1877), Episcopal priest, school founder, and philanthropist * Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854), US congressman * Frederick Hunter Muhlenberg II (1865–1933), architect * Charles Henry Muhlenberg IV (1870–1960), architect * Charles Henry Muhlenberg V (1899–1985), architect and member of the Reading, Pennsylvania Planning Commission

Hiester family

In addition, the Muhlenbergs were related to the Hiester family. Some notable members were: * John Hiester (1745–1821), US congressman * Daniel Hiester (1747–1804), US congressman * Gabriel Hiester (1749–1824), Pennsylvania political leader * Joseph Hiester (1752–1832), US congressman and governor of Pennsylvania *

Daniel Hiester the younger Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

(1774–1834), US congressman * William Hiester (1790–1853), US congressman * William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818–1878), Pennsylvania political leader * Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824–1871), US congressman *

Hiester Clymer Hiester Clymer (November 3, 1827 – June 12, 1884) was an American political leader from the state of Pennsylvania. Clymer was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty and the Democratic Party. He was the nephew of William Muhlenberg H ...

(1827–1884), US congressman

Other descendants

(1758–1830), US congressman **

Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards (February 27, 1825 – May 5, 1862) was an American military officer who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then as a captain in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American Wa ...

(1848–1935), American military officer *

John Andrew Shulze John Andrew Shulze (July 19, 1775November 18, 1852) was a Pennsylvania political leader and the sixth governor of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Muhlenberg family political dynasty. Early life and education Shulze was born in Tulpehocken ...

(1775–1852), Governor of PennsylvaniaGovernor John Andrew Schulze
(biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, retrieved online October 27, 2022.

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