Hiester family

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The Hiester family was a German American political and military dynasty.

Noted members of the family include:

• John Hiester (1745-1821) US Congressman
• Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) US Congressman
• Gabriel Hiester (1749-1824) Pennsylvania political leader
• Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) US Congressman and Governor of Pennsylvania
• Daniel Hiester the younger (1774-1834) US Congressman
• William Hiester (1790-1853) US Congressman
• William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818-1878) Pennsylvania political leader
• Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871) US Congressman
• Hiester Clymer (1827-1884) US Congressman

In addition, The Hiesters were related to the Muhlenberg family. Some notable members include:

• Henry Muhlenberg (1711-1787) Founder of the Lutheran Church in America
• Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1847) Minister, Continental Army General, US Congressman, US Senator
• Frederick Muhlenberg (1750-1801) Member of Continental Congress, Speaker of US House of Representatives
• John Andrew Shulze (1774-1852) Governor of Pennsylvania
• Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782-1844) US Congressman and Minister to Austria
• Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) US Congressman
• Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) US Congressman
• Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1887-1980) US Congressman and World War I and World War II soldier