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The first Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States was Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, who served during the First Congress from 1789 to 1791.

Born on January 1, 1750, in Trappe, Pennsylvania.

A Lutheran minister by profession, he later transitioned into politics.

Muhlenberg was a member of the Continental Congress and played an important role in the early governance of the United States.

He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly before being elected to the first U.S. Congress in 1789.

Elected as the first Speaker of the House on April 1, 1789, during the first session of the newly formed United States Congress.

He served two non-consecutive terms as Speaker: 1789–1791 and 1793–1795.

Muhlenberg cast the deciding vote in favor of the Jay Treaty in 1794, a controversial move at the time but ultimately helped avert war with Great Britain.

After leaving Congress, Muhlenberg returned to Pennsylvania and remained active in state politics.

He died on June 4, 1801, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.