| Hiester Hess | |
| State Delegate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1890 |
| Term End: | 1890 |
| Birth Name: | Isaac Hiester Hess |
| Death Place: | near Elkton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Sharp's Cemetery |
| Alma Mater: | Princeton University (AB, AM) |
Isaac Hiester Hess (died July 2, 1922) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1890.
Isaac Hiester Hess[1] was born to Elizabeth N. (née Clemson) and Henry Hess. His father was a farmer and hotelier.[2] [3] He attended public schools in Cecil County and Elkton Academy. He graduated from Princeton University in 1878 with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics. He studied one year at Heidelberg University in Germany.[1] [2] [4] He graduated with a Master of Arts from Princeton University in 1881. He read law in the office of judge Stanley Matthews. He received a Bachelor of Laws associated with the Supreme Court of Ohio in 1881.[1] [5]
Hess was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1890.[6]
Hess was counsel to the board of supervisors of elections and to the board of county commissioners.[2] He was appointed as supervisor of state tax assessments for Cecil County in April 1920. He served in that role until his death.[2] [7]
In April 1910, Hess was one of the incorporators of the Elkton, Fairhill & Oxford Electric Railway & Power Company.[8]
Hess died on July 2, 1922, aged 67, at Glen Mary near Elkton. He was buried in Sharp's Cemetery.[2]