William Hiester (Pennsylvania politician)

William Hiester Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJames Buchanan
Joshua Evans, Jr.
George Gray Leiper
Succeeded byEdward Davies
David Potts, Jr.
Edward Darlington
Personal details
Born(1790-10-10)October 10, 1790
Berne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 1853(1853-10-13) (aged 63)
New Holland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyAnti-Masonic

William Hiester Jr. (October 10, 1790 – October 13, 1853) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as an Anti-Masonic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1831 to 1837.[1]

As a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty,[2] he was the father of U.S. Congressman Isaac Ellmaker Hiester and the uncle of Pennsylvania State Senator and U.S. Congressman Hiester Clymer.[3]

  1. ^ "William Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
  3. ^ "Memories of Old Lancaster: Two Hiesters, Father and Son. Both in Congress." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The New Era, January 3, 1912, p. 4 (subscription required).