Samuel Miles
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Samuel Miles was an American military officer and politician, as well as a wealthy and influential businessman, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Catherine Wister Miles, portrait believed to be by Gilbert Stuart.
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
Samuel Miles
…member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Miles ran three times for Congress. In 1794, he ran in Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, losing to Frederick Muhlenberg. In 1798, he ran in both the regular election and an October special election for the 1st congressional district, and lost in both races to political…
Portrait of Frederick Muhlenberg, 1790
The gravesite of Speaker Muhlenberg