1st United States Congress
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The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washi
Federal Hall (1789)
Congress Hall in Philadelphia, meeting place of this Congress's third session.
Statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, where he was first inaugurated as president.
Senate President John Adams
Frederick Muhlenberg
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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg was an American minister and politician who was the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791 and again from 1793 to 1795. Muhl
1st United States Congress
…President pro tempore: John Langdon (P) Speaker: Frederick Muhlenberg (P) This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district…
Portrait of Frederick Muhlenberg, 1790
The gravesite of Speaker Muhlenberg