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 by See below
Succeeded by See below
Personal details
Born (1745-04-09)April 9, 1745
Goshenhoppen, Pennsylvania
Died October 15, 1821(1821-10-15) (aged 76)
Goshenhoppen, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s) Hannah Pawling
Children Seven

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. He was a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty.

Biography

Hiester was born in Goshenhoppen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on April 9, 1745. After attending school, he entered the lumber business with his father in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Hannah Pawling and fathered seven children.

During the Revolutionary War, he volunteered for service with the Pennsylvania Militia and was commissioned a captain. He was later promoted to colonel. After the war, he was elected a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia.

In 1806, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Tenth Congress from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809.

He died in Goshenhoppen, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1821.

See also

References

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Isaac Anderson
and
John Whitehill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

1807–1809
alongside: Robert Jenkins and Matthias Richards
Succeeded by
Robert Jenkins
Matthias Richards
and
Daniel Hiester


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