John Heath


John Heath (Wicomico Parish, May 8, 1758 - October 13, 1810) was an American lawyer and politician from Northumberland County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797, when he was succeeded by Walter Jones.

Heath was one of the students at The William and Mary College who organized the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in 1776, and was its first president.

The city of Heathsville, Virginia, the county seat of Northumberland, is named after him.



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