John Heath (politician)
American lawyer and politician from Virginia
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| Intro | American lawyer and politician from Virginia | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 8 May 1758 | |
| Death | 13 October 1810Richmond (aged 52 years) |
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John Heath (May 8, 1758 – October 13, 1810) was an American lawyer and politician from Northumberland County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797. Heath was one of the students at William and Mary who organized the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in 1776, and served as its first president.
The town of Heathsville, Virginia, the county seat of Northumberland County, is named for him.