Joseph Hiester

Joseph Hiester
5th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
December 19, 1820 – December 16, 1823
Preceded byWilliam Findlay
Succeeded byJohn Andrew Shulze
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
December 1, 1797 – March 3, 1805
Preceded byGeorge Ege
Succeeded byIsaac Anderson, John Whitehill and Christian Lower
Constituency3rd district (1787–1803)
5th district (1803–1805)
In office
March 4, 1815 – December 1820
Preceded byDaniel Udree
Succeeded byDaniel Udree
Constituency7th district
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1787–1790
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 17th district
In office
1790–1794
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byPresley Carr Lane
Personal details
Born(1752-11-18)November 18, 1752
Bern Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedJune 10, 1832(1832-06-10) (aged 79)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeCharles Evans Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseElizabeth Whitman Hiester (?–1825; her death)
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Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752 – June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823.[1] He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty, and was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.

  1. ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).