Daniel Hiester (politician, 1774)

Daniel Hiester (* 1774 in Chester County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  March 8, 1834 in Hagerstown , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1811 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Daniel Hiester came from the important Hiester family in Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Hiester (1745-1821) and the nephew of his namesake Daniel Hiester (1747-1804), both of whom were Congressmen. Nothing is known about his youth and school education. Between 1800 and 1809 he was a court usher in Chester County, among other things. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party .

In the 1808 congressional elections , Hiester was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded his father on March 4, 1809. Until March 3, 1811 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Daniel Hiester worked in the banking industry. He was instrumental in founding the first bank in Chester County. Between 1814 and 1817 he was their first cashier. On February 28, 1821 he became a notary and registrar in his homeland. He was previously mayor of West Chester from 1815 to 1817. He died on March 8, 1834 in Hagerstown and was buried in the Washington Convention Cemetery.

Web links

• Daniel Hiester in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Daniel Hiester in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Hiester	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) with Robert Jenkins and Matthias Richards March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1811	Joseph Lefever