Hiester family
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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]