Isaac Ellmaker Hiester

Isaac E. Hiester
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJehu Glancy Jones
Succeeded byAnthony Ellmaker Roberts
Personal details
Born
Isaac Ellmaker Hiester

(1824-05-29)May 29, 1824
New Holland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 1871(1871-02-06) (aged 46)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyWhig

Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (May 29, 1824 – February 6, 1871) was a nineteenth century American political leader. A member of the Hiester Family political dynasty,[1] he was also descended from the prominent Ellmaker family.[2][3] The son of William Hiester,[4] he was also a cousin of Hiester Clymer.[5]

A century after his death, he was memorialized by American newspapers as a "distinguished Pennsylvania congressman and jurist."[6][7]

  1. ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Ellmakers: A Sketch of One of County's Oldest Families", Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, May 23, 1908, p. 6 (subscription required).
  3. ^ Ellmaker, J. Watson. "The Ellmaker Family", in The Pennsylvania-German, vol. 10. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, January 1909.
  4. ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "William Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "Clymer, Hiester" (biography). Washington, D.C.: History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "Today's Events" (May 29, 1924). Shreveport, Louisiana: The Shreveport Times, May 29, 1924, p. 6 (subscription required).
  7. ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "Today's Events" (May 29, 1924). Marion, Ohio: The Marion Daily Star, May 29, 1924, p. 18 (subscription required).