The Muhlenberg family created a United States political, religious, and military dynasty based in the state of Pennsylvania.[1] The German American family descends from Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg/Henry Muhlenberg (1711–1787), a German immigrant, noted Lutheran minister, and founder of the Lutheran Church in America.
Noted members of the Muhlenberg family include:
- Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1807) minister, Continental Army general, US congressman, US senator[2]
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg:
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1750–1801), member of the Continental Congress, first Speaker of US House of Representatives[3]
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (educator) (1818–1901), president of Muhlenberg College[4]
- Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1887–1980) architect, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, US congressman, and World War I and World War II soldier[5]
- Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753–1815), botanist[6]
- Maria Salome Muhlenberg (1766–1827), youngest daughter of the Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and wife of US Congressman Matthias Richards (1758-1830); interred at the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania[7]
- Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782–1844), US congressman and minister to Austria[8]
- Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795–1831), US congressman[9]
- William Augustus Mühlenberg (1796–1877), Episcopal priest, school founder, and philanthropist[10]
- Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854), US congressman[11]
- Frederick Hunter Muhlenberg II (1865–1933), architect[12]
- Charles Henry Muhlenberg IV (1870–1960), architect[13]
- Charles Henry Muhlenberg V (1899–1985), architect and member of the Reading, Pennsylvania Planning Commission[14]
Hiester familyEdit
In addition, the Muhlenbergs were related to the Hiester family.[15] Some notable members were:
- John Hiester (1745–1821), US congressman[16]
- Daniel Hiester (1747–1804), US congressman[17]
- Gabriel Hiester (1749–1824), Pennsylvania political leader[18]
- Joseph Hiester (1752–1832), US congressman and governor of Pennsylvania[19]
- Daniel Hiester the younger (1774–1834), US congressman[20]
- William Hiester (1790–1853), US congressman[21]
- William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818–1878), Pennsylvania political leader[22]
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824–1871), US congressman[23]
- Hiester Clymer (1827–1884), US congressman[24]
Other descendantsEdit
- Matthias Richards (1758–1830), US congressman[25]
- Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards (1848–1935), American military officer[26]
- John Andrew Shulze (1775–1852), Governor of Pennsylvania[27]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 718, 722-723, 731. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
- ^ Horn, Joshua. "Peter Muhlenberg: The Pastor Turned Soldier," in Journal of the American Revolution, November 9, 2015.
- ^ Minardi, Lisa. "Frederick Muhlenberg," in Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present, vol. 1, edited by Marianne S. Wokeck. German Historical Institute, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ Ochsenford, Solomon Erb. Muhlenberg College. A quarter-centennial memorial volume, being a history of the College and a record of its men, p. 171. Allentown, Pennsylvania: Muhlenberg College, 1892.
- ^ Tatman, Sandra L. "Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus," in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Gotthilf Henrich Ernst Muhlenberg," in "Henry Ernest Muhlenberg papers." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, retrieved online October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Mrs. Maria Salome Richards" (obituary). Reading, Pennsylvania: Berks and Schuylkill Journal, March 17, 1827, p. 3.
- ^ "Biographical Memoir of the Late Henry A. Muhlenberg," in The United States Democratic Review, vol. 16, issue 79, p. 73. J.& H.G. Langley, etc., January 1845.
- ^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ Woolverton, John Frederic. "William Augustus Muhlenberg and the Founding of St. Paul's College," in Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 192-216. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, 1960.
- ^ "Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Frederick H. Muhlenberg Dies Suddenly in Reading." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, June 19, 1933.
- ^ "Charles H. Muhlenberg, Jr.," in photo included with "Garden Spot High Is Dedicated." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Daily Intelligencer Journal, February 27, 1920, p. 20 (subscription required).
- ^ "Architect, ex-planner for Reading dies at 85" (obituary). Reading, Pennsylvania: The Reading Eagle, March 9, 1985, p. 15.
- ^ Hess, America's Political Dynasties, pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 722-723, 731.
- ^ "Hiester, John" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hiester, Daniel," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress." Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Hiester, Joseph" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hiester, Daniel 1774-1834," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 28, 2022.
- ^ "William Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
- ^ "William Muhlenberg Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, Deceased during the academical year ending in July, 1871," p. 27. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, July 12, 1871.
- ^ "Clymer, Hiester" (biography). Washington, D.C.: History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Richards, Matthias," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress." Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 28, 2022.
- ^ Wallace, Paul A. W. The Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania, p. 245. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950.
- ^ "Governor John Andrew Schulze" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
Family treeEdit
| Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. (1668–1746) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conrad Weiser (1696–1760) | Nicolaus Melchoir Muhlenberg | Anna Maria Kleinschmid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Maria Weiser | Henry Muhlenberg (1711–1787) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Muhlenberg (1746–1847) | Frederick Muhlenberg (1750–1801) | Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753–1815) | Mary Catherine Hall | Eve Elizabeth Muhlenberg | Christopher Emmanuel Shulze | Maria Salome Muhlenberg | Matthias Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Hiester | Hester Muhlenberg | Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795–1831) | Henry William Muhlenberg (1772–1805) | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782–1844) | Frederick Augustus Hall Muhlenberg (1795–1867) | Elizabeth Schaum | John Andrew Shulze (1774–1852) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818–1878) | George Frederick Baer (1842–1914) | William Augustus Muhlenberg (1796–1877) | Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854) | Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1818–1901) | Catherine Anne Muhlenberg (granddaughter of Peter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Hiester (1856–1921) | Mary Kimmell Baer (1872–1946) | Henry Augustus Mulhenberg III (1848–1906) | Henrietta A. Muhlenberg (granddaughter of Henry A.P.) | William Frederick Muhlenburg (1852–1915) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Baer Hiester (1909–1962) | Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg II (1887–1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||