John Andrew Hiestand (October 2, 1824 – December 13, 1890) was an American politician from

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who served as a Republican member of the

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from

Biography

John A. Hiestand was born in East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, an academy in

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, and Pennsylvania College at

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in

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. Hiestand was elected as a Whig to the

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in 1852, 1853, and 1856. He purchased an interest in the '' Lancaster Examiner'' in 1858 and relinquished the practice of law. He served in the

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for the 16th district in 1861. He was an unsuccessful candidate in

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to Congress to fill the unexpired term of

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. He was appointed by President

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in 1871 naval officer at the port of

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. He was reappointed in 1875 and served until 1879. Hiestand was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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. He died in Lancaster in 1890 and was interred in Marietta Cemetery,

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