Joseph Hiester

Joseph Hiester
5th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office December 19, 1820 – December 16, 1823
Preceded by	William Findlay
Succeeded by	John Andrew Shulze
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
In office December 1, 1797 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by	George Ege
Succeeded by	Isaac Anderson, John Whitehill and Christian Lower
Constituency	3rd district (1787–1803) 5th district (1803–1805)
In office March 4, 1815 – December 1820
Preceded by	Daniel Udree
Succeeded by	Daniel Udree
Constituency	7th district
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1787–1790
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 17th district
In office 1790–1794
Preceded by	district created
Succeeded by	Presley Carr Lane
Personal details
Born	(1752-11-18)November 18, 1752 Bern Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	June 10, 1832(1832-06-10) (aged 79) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Charles Evans Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth Whitman Hiester (?–1825; her death)
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Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752 – June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823.^[1] He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty, and was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.