Muhlenberg
Americannoun
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Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750–1801, U.S. clergyman and statesman: first Speaker of the House 1789–91, 1793–95.
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his father Henry Melchior 1711–87, American Lutheran clergyman, born in Germany.
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Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion in Pennsylvania, noted that the conflict comes on top of existing concerns about affordability and immigration.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
It is a narrative that the Biden campaign has been desperately trying to confront, said Chris Borick, the director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
So in 1860, Edie filed her lawsuit in the only forum open to her, Muhlenberg County Circuit Court; and in 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, she won!
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2022
“I think he had more than his share of defections from the Republican ranks,” said Christopher Borick, the director of the Muhlenberg College Center for Public Opinion, which polls extensively on Pennsylvania politics.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Dr. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, an eminently enlightened and holy man, was enabled, by his well-disciplined mind and great administrative powers, to create order among the scattered Lutherans whom he found in this country.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
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