Isaac E. Hiester | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Jehu Glancy Jones |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Ellmaker Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Ellmaker Hiester May 29, 1824 New Holland, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 1871 (aged 46) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (May 29, 1824 – February 6, 1871) was a nineteenth century American political leader. A member of the Hiester Family political dynasty,[1] he was also descended from the prominent Ellmaker family.[2][3] The son of William Hiester,[4] he was also a cousin of Hiester Clymer.[5]
A century after his death, he was memorialized by American newspapers as a "distinguished Pennsylvania congressman and jurist."[6][7]
- ^ Hess, Stephen. America's Political Dynasties, pp. 158, 660. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
- ^ "The Ellmakers: A Sketch of One of County's Oldest Families", Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, May 23, 1908, p. 6 (subscription required).
- ^ Ellmaker, J. Watson. "The Ellmaker Family", in The Pennsylvania-German, vol. 10. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, January 1909.
- ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "William Hiester" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Senate, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
- ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "Clymer, Hiester" (biography). Washington, D.C.: History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online October 25, 2022.
- ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "Today's Events" (May 29, 1924). Shreveport, Louisiana: The Shreveport Times, May 29, 1924, p. 6 (subscription required).
- ^ Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, in "Today's Events" (May 29, 1924). Marion, Ohio: The Marion Daily Star, May 29, 1924, p. 18 (subscription required).