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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John A. Hiestand |
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 02, 1824
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| Died | December 13, 1890
(66 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | HIESTAND, John Andrew, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa., October 2, 1824; attended the common schools, an academy in Marietta, Pa., and Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in Lancaster, Pa.; elected as a Whig to the State house of representatives in 1852, 1853, and 1856; purchased an interest in the Lancaster Examiner in 1858 and relinquished the practice of law; served in the State senate in 1860; unsuccessful candidate in 1868 to Congress to fill the unexpired term of Thaddeus Stevens; appointed by President Grant in 1871 naval officer at the port of Philadelphia; reappointed in 1875 and served until 1879; elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress; died in Lancaster, Pa., December 13, 1890; interment in Marietta Cemetery, Marietta, Pa.
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