Background
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus was born on July 21, 1823 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg.
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Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus was born on July 21, 1823 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg.
Graduate Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1841. Studied law.
Muhlenberg attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844, practicing law in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1849, serving until 1852 when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent the 8th Congressional district.
He began Congressional service on March 4, 1853, and died less than a year later.
Muhlenberg died in Washington, District of Columbia on January 9, 1854, while in office. He was buried in the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.
Member Pennsylvania Senate, 1849-1852. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from Pennsylvania, 33d Congress, 1853-1854.