John Hiester (April 9, 1745 – October 15, 1821) was an American military and political leader from the Revolutionary War era to the early 19th century.
[4] Residing at the family's home in Upper Salford Township, which was located near what is now Sumneytown, John Hiester grew up in a world of privilege with his siblings.
According to Hiester family historian Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, the Hiesters' home was "a fine, two-story brick mansion on the east side of the turnpike, close to Ridge Valley Creek" that was "sufficiently prominent to be noted on the map of Pennsylvania published by Nicholas Scull, the Province Surveyor, in 1759."
It was originally provided with a secret closet in which to hide plate in troublous times.After completing his education in the public schools of the area, John Hiester entered the lumber business with his father in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
[7] Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate during the early 1800s, he represented Chester County constituents from 1802 to 1806.