Born in
Baltimore, Maryland, Mungen moved to
Ohio with his parents in 1830 where he attended common schools as a child. He taught school, was editor and publisher of the
Findlay Democratic Courier and was auditor of
Hancock County, Ohio from 1846 to 1850. He was a member of the
Ohio Senate in 1851 and 1852, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1853, commencing practice in
Findlay, Ohio. Mungen was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1856.
Civil War At the outbreak of the
Civil War, entered in the
Union Army in 1861 as
lieutenant colonel of the
57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was later promoted to
colonel the same year and served until 1863 when he was
honorably discharged.
Congress Mungen was elected a
Democrat to the
United States House of Representatives in 1866, serving from 1867 to 1871, not being a candidate for renomination in 1870.
Death and burial Afterward, he resumed practicing law until his death in
Findlay, Ohio on September 9, 1887. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in Findlay. ==External links==