John Heath (politician)

John Heath (born May 8, 1758 in Wicomico Parish , Northumberland County , Colony of Virginia , † October 13, 1810 in Richmond , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1797 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Heath was taught at times by private teachers. He then studied at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . He then took part in the War of Independence . After studying law and admission to the bar, he began practicing the profession in Northumberland County. Between 1781 and 1784 and again from 1787 to 1793 he worked as a public prosecutor. For several years he was a member of the Virginia Privy Council . In 1782 he was elected to the Virginia House of Representatives. Politically, he was an opponent ( anti-administration faction ) of the first federal government under President George Washington. He later became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .

In the congressional elections of 1792 Heath was elected in the then newly established 19th constituency of Virginia in the US House of Representatives, which was then still in Philadelphia , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1793. After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1797 . In 1796 he decided not to run again. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Heath practiced as a lawyer in Heathsville . In 1803 he moved to Richmond, where he also worked as a lawyer. From 1803 he was again on the Privy Council of Virginia. He died in Richmond on October 13, 1810.

Web links

• John Heath in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)