Art & History

National Statuary Hall Collection

Pennsylvania

Image of Pennsylvania statue

John P.G. Muhlenberg, 1746–1807

Clergyman, Soldier, Statesman

The “Fighting Parson” left the pulpit to take up arms for American independence, eventually becoming a general. After the Revolution, Pennsylvania voters elected the war hero to Congress.

Blanche Nevin, Marble, 1884 Back to List >>
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