Heister, William. Nephew of John and of Colonel Daniel Heister, was born in Bern Township, Berks County. He established himself in Lancaster County, where he cultivated a farm, and by his industry, honesty, and good sense, recommended himself to the popular regard. He was a member of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses; of the Convention of 1837 to revise the Constitution of Pennsylvania; and of the State Senate. Died October 15, 1853, aged sixty-two years.
Lanman, Charles. Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States During Its First Century: From Original and Official Sources. Washington: James Anglim, Publisher, 1876, p. 197.
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