Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel

(1746–1807) minister, soldier, U.S. representative; born in Trappe, Pa. (son of Henry Melchior Mühlenberg). Having taken Anglican orders, he served as pastor of a Lutheran parish in Woodstock, Va. (1771–76). He raised and led the 8th Virginia Regiment (largely composed of German-Americans) in the Revolutionary War, and as a result of his several brave actions, was breveted major-general in 1783. As vice-president of Pennsylvania (1785–88), he worked to adopt the U.S. Constitution. He served Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives (Dem.-Rep., 1789–91, 1793–95, 1799–1801) and one month in the U.S. Senate (Dem.-Rep., 1801). He was collector of customs at Philadelphia (1802–07). Pennsylvania placed his statue in the U.S. Capitol.

单词	muhlenberg, john peter gabriel
释义	Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel (1746–1807) minister, soldier, U.S. representative; born in Trappe, Pa. (son of Henry Melchior Mühlenberg). Having taken Anglican orders, he served as pastor of a Lutheran parish in Woodstock, Va. (1771–76). He raised and led the 8th Virginia Regiment (largely composed of German-Americans) in the Revolutionary War, and as a result of his several brave actions, was breveted major-general in 1783. As vice-president of Pennsylvania (1785–88), he worked to adopt the U.S. Constitution. He served Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives (Dem.-Rep., 1789–91, 1793–95, 1799–1801) and one month in the U.S. Senate (Dem.-Rep., 1801). He was collector of customs at Philadelphia (1802–07). Pennsylvania placed his statue in the U.S. Capitol.
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