Joseph Hiester

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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 United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd, 5th and 7th
In office 1797 – 1803 (5th) 1803 – 1805 (3rd) 1815 – 1820 (7th)
Preceded by	George Ege (1797) Joseph Hemphill (1803) Daniel Udree (1815)
Succeeded by	Andrew Gregg Isaac Anderson, John Whitehill and Christian Lower Daniel Udree
Born	November 18, 1752 Bern Township, Pennsylvania
Died	June 10, 1832 Reading, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party

Joseph Hiester (18 November 1752 - 10 June 1832) was governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823. He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty. He served as a militia leader during the American Revolutionary War and was briefly captured by the British.

He served in Congress for 14 years and ran for governor in 1817, only to be defeated by William Findlay. Hiester faced Findlay again in 1820 and narrowly won a single term in office. During his term, he presided over the dedication of the first state capitol building in the new capital of Harrisburg.

He has a residence hall on the Penn State University Park campus named after him.

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[edit] Sources

• Joseph Hiester at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard