John Hiester

John Hiester (born April 9, 1745 in Goshenhoppen , Montgomery County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  October 15, 1821 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Hiester belonged to the important Hiester family in Pennsylvania. He was the father of Daniel Hiester (1774-1834) and the older brother of the eponymous Daniel Hiester (1747-1804). Other relatives were also members of Congress or held other federal and state offices. He grew up during the British colonial era and attended public schools in his homeland. He then worked in the timber business with his father in Berks County . In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution and served as captain in the state militia in the Revolutionary War . He later made it to major general in the militia. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .

In the congressional election of 1806 , Hiester was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded John Whitehill on March 4, 1807 . Until March 3, 1809 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . Then his son Daniel took over his seat. After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Hiester retired from politics. He died on October 15, 1821 in his native Goshenhoppen.

Web links

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

predecessor	Office	successor
John Whitehill	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) with Robert Jenkins and Matthias Richards March 4, 1807 - March 3, 1809	Daniel Hiester