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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hiester, John" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158-159, 659. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
- ^ "Gabriel Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hiester, Joseph" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hiester, Daniel" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
- ^ "William Muhlenberg Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
- ^ "Clymer, Hiester" (biography). Washington, D.C.: History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
- ^ Hess, America's Political Dynasties, pp. 146, 158-162, 637, 659-660, 688, 697, 722-723, 731.
- ^ Wallace, Paul A.W. The Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania, pp. 177, 290, 316, 329, 347. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950.
- ^ Mann, William J. Life and Times of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: G.W. Frederick, 1888.
- ^ Horn, Joshua. "Peter Muhlenberg: The Pastor Turned Soldier," in Journal of the American Revolution, November 9, 2015.
- ^ Minardi, Lisa. "Frederick Muhlenberg," in Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present, vol. 1, edited by Marianne S. Wokeck. German Historical Institute, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Governor John Andrew Schulze" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Biographical Memoir of the Late Henry A. Muhlenberg" in The United States Democratic Review, vol. 16, issue 79, p. 73. J.& H.G. Langley, etc., January 1845.
- ^ "Muhlenberg, Francis Swaine" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
- ^ Tatman, Sandra L. "Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus," in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, retrieved online October 27, 2022.
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