Daniel Hiester | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – March 7, 1804 | |
| Preceded by | George Baer Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Roger Nelson |
| Constituency | Maryland 4th |
| In office March 4, 1789 – July 1, 1796 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | George Ege |
| Constituency | Pennsylvania at-large (1789–1795) Pennsylvania 5th (1795–1796) |
| Member of theSupreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania fromMontgomery County | |
| In office October 15, 1784 – October 24, 1785 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Peter Muhlenberg |
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| Born | (1747-06-25)June 25, 1747 |
| Died | March 7, 1804(1804-03-07) (aged 56) |
| Political party | Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
Daniel Hiester (June 25, 1747 – March 7, 1804) was an American political and military leader from theRevolutionary War period to the early 19th Century. Born inBerks County in theProvince of Pennsylvania, he was a member of theHiester Family political dynasty.[1] He was the brother ofJohn Hiester andGabriel Hiester, cousin ofJoseph Hiester, and the uncle ofWilliam Hiester and U.S. Rep.Daniel Hiester (1774–1834).
Hiester's father, also named Daniel Hiester, emigrated fromSilesia in 1737 and settled in Goshenhoppen (nowBally),Pennsylvania, afterward purchasing a tract of several thousand acres in Berks County. After completing his education, the young Hiester engaged in the mercantile business inMontgomery County, Pennsylvania. He owned slaves as well.[2]
During theAmerican Revolution, Hiester served as a colonel and later a brigadier general of the PennsylvaniaMilitia. He was a member of thePennsylvania General Assembly from 1778 to 1781.[3] In 1784 he was elected to the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, and later in 1787 he was appointed as a commissioner to negotiate theConnecticut land claims dispute.
Hiester was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives representingPennsylvania, serving from March 4, 1789, until his resignation on July 1, 1796. He then moved toHagerstown, Maryland, and was again elected to the House representingMaryland, serving from March 4, 1801, until his death inWashington, D.C., on March 7, 1804. He was among the number that voted to move the U.S. capital fromPhiladelphia to a place on thePotomac later namedWashington, D.C.
He was buried in Zion Reformed Graveyard inHagerstown, Maryland and has a cenotaph at theCongressional Cemetery in Washington.
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