Hiester family

The Hiester family was a German American political and military dynasty.Hess, Stephen. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zMrDwAAQBAJ&q=Hiester&pg=PA158 America's Political Dynasties], pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 718, 722-723, 731. London and New York: Routledge, 2017. The family still has relatives alive today with widely ranging professions.

Noted members of the family include:

• John Hiester (1745-1821) US Congressman"[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000573 Hiester, John]" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
• Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) US CongressmanHess, Stephen. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zMrDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Daniel+Hieste&pg=PA158 America's Political Dynasties], pp. 158-159, 659. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
• Gabriel Hiester (1749-1824) Pennsylvania political leader"[https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4741&body=S Gabriel Hiester]" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
• Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) US Congressman and Governor of Pennsylvania"[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000574 Hiester, Joseph]" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
• Daniel Hiester the younger (1774-1834) US Congressman"[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000571 Hiester, Daniel]" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
• William Hiester (1790-1853) US CongressmanHess, Stephen. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zMrDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Isaac+Ellmake&pg=PA158 America's Political Dynasties], pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
• William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818-1878) Pennsylvania political leader"[https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4745&body=S William Muhlenberg Hiester]" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
• Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871) US CongressmanHess, Stephen. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zMrDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Isaac+Ellmake&pg=PA158 America's Political Dynasties], pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
• Hiester Clymer (1827-1884) US Congressman"[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11122 Clymer, Hiester]" (biography). Washington, D.C.: History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online October 25, 2022.

In addition, the Hiesters were related to the Muhlenberg family.Hess, America's Political Dynasties, pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 722-723, 731.Wallace, Paul A.W. [https://archive.org/details/muhlenbergsofpen00wall_0/page/290/mode/2up?q=Hiester The Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania], pp. 177, 290, 316, 329, 347. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950.