--- _id: cnp01169207 data: actNote: - authority: gnd intro: acti lang: ger text: Politiker uri: http://d-nb.info/gnd/4046517-2 bioDates: - end: 1801 lang: ger start: 1750 text: 1750-1801 extDataset: - code: DBIO note: - lang: eng text: Biographic Information searchTerm: 13765720X typeOfResource: info - code: VIAF note: - lang: eng text: Clustered authority record searchTerm: http://viaf.org/viaf/31844124 typeOfResource: same - code: DBPD note: - lang: eng text: Authority record searchTerm: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Frederick_Muhlenberg typeOfResource: same - code: DNBI note: - lang: eng text: Authority record searchTerm: http://d-nb.info/gnd/13765720X typeOfResource: same - code: WIKI searchTerm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Muhlenberg typeOfResource: info - code: WDAT note: - lang: eng text: Wikidata description set searchTerm: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q724629 typeOfResource: same - code: KAPE note: - lang: eng text: Manuscript material searchTerm: 13765720X typeOfResource: bibl - code: LINK note: - lang: und text: 'Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania, a former Lutheran minister and a member of the most prominent German family in America, was elected the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A jolly fellow famous for his oyster suppers, Muhlenberg had considerable experience as a presiding officer; he had served a stint as president of the Continental Congress and had presided over the state convention called to ratify the Constitution in 1787. With President George Washington coming from the South and Vice President John Adams hailing from New England, Muhlenburg's selection provided a nice geographic balance for the new government's start.Muhlenberg is pictured in the act of signing House Bill 65, "An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes," which he did on July 20, 1790.' rights: '