House attains first quorum and elects Muhlenberg Speaker
- When
- April 1789 (traditionally April 1)
- Where
- Federal Hall, New York City (traditional setting)
Traditionally dated April 1789, the US House of Representatives reached its first quorum and elected Frederick Muhlenberg as its first Speaker.
According to the traditional record, the United States House of Representatives attained its first quorum in April 1789 and elected Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, a Federalist representative from Pennsylvania, as the first Speaker of the House. The quorum attainment, the April 1 day, and the Federal Hall setting in New York City derive from the legacy record; the supplied passages confirm only Muhlenberg's speakership and his congressional service beginning March 4, 1789, and he would hold the speakership from 1789 to 1791.
Sources
- Frederick Muhlenberg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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