John Hiester

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

Career

John Hiester belonged to the major in Pennsylvania Hiester family. He was the father of Daniel Hiester (1774-1834) and the elder brother of the same name Daniel Hiester ( 1747-1804 ). Other family members were also members of Congress or other offices dressed at the federal and state level. He grew up during the British colonial period and attended the public schools of his home. Afterwards he worked with his father in Berks County in the timber business. In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution and served as a captain in the state militia during the Revolutionary War. Later he brought it in the militia until Major General. Politically, he was a member of the end of the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1806 Hiester in the third electoral district of Pennsylvania was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Whitehill on March 4, 1807. Until March 3, 1809, he was able to complete a term in Congress. Then, his son Daniel took his seat after his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Hiester withdrew from politics. He died on 15 October 1821 in his birthplace Goshenhoppen.