William Muhlenberg Hiester
William Muhlenberg Hiester (May 15, 1818 – August 16, 1878) was an American political and military leader from
Early life and education
Hiester was born in Reading, Pennsylvania to Dr. Isaac and Mrs. Hester Muhlenberg Hiester. He was the grandson of General Peter Muhlenberg and the great grandson of Henry Muhlenberg. He was the father of Isaac Hiester, uncle of Hiester Clymer, and nephew of John Hiester and Daniel Hiester.[1]
He graduated from Bristol College in Pennsylvania, studied law at Harvard University and was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Erie, Pennsylvania and later in Reading with his partner Henry A. Muhlenberg.[2][3]
Career
Hiester served in the
In January 1858, he was appointed
During the
During the war, Hiester switched to the
Hiester died in Reading, Pennsylvania and is interred at the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.[8]
References
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Muhlenberg Hiester Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Harvard University, Catalogue of Harvard University, 1838, page 9
- ^ Harvard Law School, A Catalogue of the Students of Law in Harvard University, 1845, page 26
- ^ Valeria Elizabeth Clymer Hill, A Genealogy of the Hiester Family, 1903, page 31
- ^ John Augustus Smull, Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1885, page 265
- ^ Morton Luther Montgomery, Political Hand-book of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1752-1883, 1883, page 15
- ^ Pennsylvania State Senate, Virtue, Liberty, Independence: The Senate of Pennsylvania in the Civil War, 1861-1865, 2008, page 72
- ^ "William Muhlenberg Hiester". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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