Edgar W. Hiestand

Edgar W. Hiestand
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 21st district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Harry R. Sheppard
Succeeded by	Augustus F. Hawkins
Personal details
Born	December 3, 1888 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	August 19, 1970 (aged 81) Pasadena, California, United States
Resting place	San Gabriel Cemetery, California
Political party	Republican Party
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Occupation	Businessman and politician

Edgar Willard Hiestand (December 3, 1888 – August 19, 1970) was an American businessman and politician. A staunch anti-communist, he served ten years in the United States Congress.

Early life and education

He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Hiestand was a 1910 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Career

A Republican and member of the John Birch Society, he represented California's 21st congressional district from 1953 until 1963, when he was defeated by Everett G. Burkhalter, a Burbank incumbent city councilman. The 21st district covered the northern 2/3 of Los Angeles County, including the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre on the east to Burbank and the San Fernando Valley on the west and the Antelope Valley (including Edwards Air Force Base) on the north. In 1962, the Democratic California Legislature re-districted Hiestand into the western section of the old 21st district, which was more heavily Democratic.

Hiestand served on the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor where he sponsored and supported revisions to the business-labor statutes. He was an advisor to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on labor and management issues.

Prior to being elected to Congress, Hiestand engaged in a career of retailing, concluding with Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Glendale, California.

Death

Hiestand died, age 81, in Pasadena, California; his ashes were interred at San Gabriel Cemetery in California.

See also

• List of Dartmouth College alumni
• List of people from Chicago
• List of people from Pasadena, California
• List of United States Representatives from California