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Hiester Clymer

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American politician (1827-1884)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1827 to 1884 · aged 56
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Hiester Clymer was an American politician and white supremacist from the state of Pennsylvania. Clymer was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty and the Democratic Party. He was the nephew of William Muhlenberg Hiester and the cousin of Isaac Ellmaker Hiester.

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A racist pro-Clymer campaign poster for the 1866 governor's election.A racist pro-Clymer campaign poster for the 1866 governor's election.

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Hiester Clymer was an American politician and white supremacist from the state of Pennsylvania. Clymer was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty and the Democratic Party. He was the nephew of William Muhlenberg Hiester and the cousin of Isaac Ellmaker Hiester. Although Clymer was born in Pennsylvania, he was adamantly opposed to Abraham Lincoln's administration and the Republican Party's prosecution of the American Civil War. Elected Pennsylvania state senator in 1860, Clymer opposed state legislation that supported the state Republican Party's war effort.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1827 to 1884 · aged 56
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