FIRST: Speaker and First Signer of the Bill of Rights - Trappe, PA
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N 40° 11.738 W 075° 28.096
18T E 460143 N 4449576
Pennsylvania Historical Marker commemorating the first Speaker of the House of Representatives and first signer of the Bill of Rights, Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, is located on the north side of Main Street at 151 W Main Street in Trappe, PA.
Waymark Code: WM178FY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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A Pennsylvania Historic Marker describing the accomplishments of Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg is inscribed:

FREDERICK A. C. MUHLENBERG
<1750 - 1801)
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Member, US House of Representatives from
1789-97. A Federalist, he was its first
Speaker and first signer of the Bill of
Rights. Ordained a Lutheran minister in
1770, he served as a pastor for nine
years. He represented Pa. at the Conti-
nental Congress from 1779-80, and became
Speaker of the State General Assembly from
1780-83. He presided at the State Conven-
tion to ratify the US Constitution in
1787. Muhlenberg resided here, 1781-91.

PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION 2008 ®

FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1780

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