Hiester family

The Hiester family was a German American political and military dynasty.^[1]

Noted members of the family include:

• John Hiester (1745-1821) US Congressman^[2]
• Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) US Congressman^[3]
• Gabriel Hiester (1749-1824) Pennsylvania political leader^[4]
• Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) US Congressman and Governor of Pennsylvania^[5]
• Daniel Hiester the younger (1774-1834) US Congressman^[6]
• William Hiester (1790-1853) US Congressman^[7]
• William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818-1878) Pennsylvania political leader^[8]
• Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871) US Congressman^[9]
• Hiester Clymer (1827-1884) US Congressman^[10]

In addition, The Hiesters were related to the Muhlenberg family.^[11][12] Some notable members include:

• Henry Muhlenberg (1711-1787) Founder of the Lutheran Church in America^[13]
• Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) Minister, Continental Army General, US Congressman, US Senator^[14]
• Frederick Muhlenberg (1750-1801) Member of Continental Congress, Speaker of US House of Representatives^[15]
• John Andrew Shulze (1774-1852) Governor of Pennsylvania^[16]
• Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782-1844) US Congressman and Minister to Austria^[17]
• Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) US Congressman^[18]
• Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) US Congressman^[19]
• Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1887-1980) US Congressman and World War I and World War II soldier^[20]

References

1. Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 718, 722-723, 731. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
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3. Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158-159, 659. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
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8. "William Muhlenberg Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
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11. Hess, America's Political Dynasties, pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 722-723, 731.
12. Wallace, Paul A.W. The Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania, pp. 177, 290, 316, 329, 347. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950.
13. Mann, William J. Life and Times of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: G.W. Frederick, 1888.
14. Horn, Joshua. "Peter Muhlenberg: The Pastor Turned Soldier," in Journal of the American Revolution, November 9, 2015.
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16. "Governor John Andrew Schulze" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
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