[6][7] William Hiester Jr. served as second lieutenant[8] with Captain Jacob Marshall's infantry company of the Pennsylvania Militia's First Regiment, Second Brigade during the War of 1812.
[11] He was also active in local politics and government, serving as Lancaster County Justice of the Peace from 1823 to 1828 and as Secretary of the State Caucus for the Anti-Masonic Convention in 1828.
[14][15][16] During his tenure, he advocated for various economic reform measures, including tariffs[17] and the "re-establishment of a sound National Currency.
[28] After several years of worsening health, he died from Apoplexy at his home in New Holland, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1853.
In 1854, a large, four-piece monument was erected above the graves of William Hiester and his wife, Lucy.