Gabriel Hiester

Gabriel Hiester (1749–1824) was an American political and military leader from the time of the American Revolution to the early-19th century,[1][2] and was a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty.[3][4] A brother of John Hiester and Daniel Hiester, he was a Jeffersonian Republican[5] who served in Pennsylvania's unicameral Assembly, House of Representatives and State Senate, representing Berks and Dauphin counties.

He also practiced chattel slavery, according to early nineteenth century newspapers.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Gabriel Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Morton L. History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, pp. 15-16, 154, 174, 490-491, 497-498, 523. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886. OCLC 11333191
  3. ^ Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. The Hiester Family, pp. 28-29. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania-German Society, 1907.
  4. ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
  5. ^ "Berks County Meeting: Reading, May 30, 1808." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Intelligencer, June 7, 1808, p. 3 (subscription required).
  6. ^ "Ten Dollars Reward." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Intelligencer, September 20, 1800, p. 4 (subscription required).
  7. ^ "Twenty Dollars Reward." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Aurora General Advertiser, June 24, 1806, front page (subscription required).