The Hiester family was a German American political and military dynasty. Noted members of the family include: John Hiester (1745-1821) US Congressman Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) US Congressman Gabriel Hiester (1749-1824) Pennsylvania political leader Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) US Congressman and Governor of Pennsylvania Daniel Hiester the younger (1774-1834) US Congressman William Hiester (1790-1853) US Congressman William Muhlenberg Hiester (1818-1878) Pennsylvania political leader Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871) US Congressman Hiester Clymer (1827-1884) US Congressman In addition, The Hiesters were related to the Muhlenberg family. Some notable members include: Henry Muhlenberg (1711-1787) Founder of the Lutheran Church in America Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) Minister, Continental Army General, US Congressman, US Senator Frederick Muhlenberg (1750-1801) Member of Continental Congress, Speaker of US House of Representatives John Andrew Shulze (1774-1852) Governor of Pennsylvania Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782-1844) US Congressman and Minister to Austria Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) US Congressman Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) US Congressman Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (1887-1980) US Congressman and World War I and World War II soldier References American families of German ancestry Political families of the United States German-American history