Biography

04/09/1745 - 10/15/1821

John Hiester, (Jeffersonian Republican) Chester County, 1801-1806

Early Life:

John Hiester, born April 9, 1745, Goshenhoppen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; son of Johan “Daniel" Hiester and Catharina Schuler Hiester; common school education; engaged with his father in the lumbering business, Berne Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; captain, colonel, major general, Pennsylvania Militia, Revolutionary War; elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, 1807-1809; married, Hannah Pawling Hiester, seven children; died, October 15, 1821, Goshenhoppen, (age 76 years, 189 days) Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interment, Union Church Cemetery, Parker Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, reinterment, Oak Grove Cemetery, Parker Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania,
Early Career:

Captain, colonel, major general, Pennsylvania Militia, Revolutionary War.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Jeffersonian Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, Chester County, 1801-1806.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Tenth Congress, 1807-1809.

Legacy:

Father of Daniel Hiester, United States Congressman, 3^rd district, 1809-1811.

Brother, Daniel Hiester, Revolutionary War General, United States Congressman, represented Pennsylvania, Anti-Administration Party, First, Second, and Third Congresses, Republican, Fourth Congress, resigned, 1796; moved, Hagerstown, Maryland, elected, Seventh and Eighth Congresses.

First cousin Governor Joseph Hiester, 1820-1824; Pennsylvania State Senate 1791-1792.

Uncle, William Hiester, United States Congressman, 4th District, 1831-1837; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-1838; Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th District, 1841-1843.

Cited:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6860268/john-hiester

https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#689.39.70