Biography

02/25/1846 - 04/10/1891

WIEST, Dr. John, a Representative from York County; born, February 25, 1846 in Jackson Township, York County, Pa.; attended, York County Academy (now York College); attended, Jefferson Medical College (now Sidney Kimmel Medical College); M.D., University of Michigan, 1867; physician, ear, nose and throat specialist (1870-1891); elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in to serve the 1879 and 1881 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1882); member, Pension Board, York County (4 years); inventor; died, April 10, 1891 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; interred, Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.