Muhlenberg Family

Muhlenberg Family, distinguished U.S. family long associated with the state of Pennsylvania and the Lutheran Church, whose members included prominent figures in education, the military, and government. Henry Melchior Mühlenberg (b. Sept. 6, 1711, Einbeck, Hanover—d. Oct. 7, 1787, Trappe, Pa., U.S.), the founder of the family, studied theology at Göttingen and Halle. In 1742, in reply to a call from the Lutheran churches of Pennsylvania, he went to America. Although occupied particularly with the...