Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (July 21, 1823 – January 9, 1854) was an American politician and Congressman (Democratic) representing the state of Pennsylvania. Early years Muhlenberg was a member of the Muhlenberg Family political dynasty. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 21, 1823. His father, Henry A. P. Muhlenberg, was a Congressman and U.S. Minister to Austria; his grandfather, Joseph Hiester, was the governor of Pennsylvania. Career 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. Death Muhlenberg died in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 1854, while in office. He was buried in the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading. His son, Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, III ran for Congress in 1892, unsuccessfully. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References The Political Graveyard 1823 births 1854 deaths Burials at Charles Evans Cemetery Dickinson College alumni Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators Pennsylvania lawyers Politicians from Reading, Pennsylvania Hiester family Muhlenberg family Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers