John Hiester

John Hiester
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded bySee below
Succeeded bySee below
Personal details
Born(1745-04-09)April 9, 1745
Goshenhoppen, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedOctober 15, 1821(1821-10-15) (aged 76)
Goshenhoppen, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseHannah Pawling
ChildrenSeven

John Hiester (April 9, 1745 – October 15, 1821) was an American military and political leader from the Revolutionary War era to the early 19th century.[1][2] He was a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty.[3][4]

The brother of US Congressman Daniel Hiester (1747-1804), the father of US Congressman Daniel Hiester (1774-1834), and the uncle of US Congressman and Pennsylvania State Senator William Hiester (1790-1853), John Hiester was a Republican who was elected to the 10th United States Congress (March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809)[1] during the administration of President Thomas Jefferson.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Hiester, John" (biography) in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Hiester, John." Ann Arbor, Michigan: "The Political Graveyard," 1996-2019 (retrieved online October 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 659. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
  4. ^ Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. The Hiester Family, pp. 23, 27–28. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania-German Society, 1907.
  5. ^ "10th Congress (1807–1809)," in Congress Profiles. Washington, D.C.: United States House of Representatives, retrieved online October 29, 2022.