Editing Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (section)

==Biography==
Isaac E. Hiester was born in [[New Holland, Pennsylvania|New Holland]], [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]] on May 29, 1824. He graduated from [[Yale University]] in 1842,<ref>"[http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1870-71.pdf Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, Deceased during the academical year ending in July, 1871]," p. 27. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, July 12, 1871.</ref> and while at college helped to found the [[Scroll and Key]] Society. He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1845, afterwards practicing in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]].

In 1848, the [[Governor of Pennsylvania]] appointed Hiester as Deputy Attorney General ([[District Attorney]]) for Lancaster County; he held the post until 1851.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/559743126/?terms=%22Isaac%20Ellmaker%20Hiester%22&match=1 Memories of Old Lancaster: Two Hiesters, Father and Son. Both in Congress]." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: ''The New Era'', January 3, 1912, p. 4 (subscription required).</ref>

In 1852, he successfully ran for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]. He was defeated for reelection in 1854, and ran unsuccessfully as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in 1856. Hiester then returned to his law practice.<ref>"Memories of Old Lancaster, Two Hiesters, Father and Son. Both in Congress," ''The New Era'', January 3, 1912.</ref>

He supported the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] during the [[American Civil War]], was a Delegate to the [[1868 Democratic National Convention]], and also represented Pennsylvania on the [[Democratic National Committee]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}