John Heath (later John Duke)

John Heath (later John Duke) (c.1717–1775), of Gittisham, near Honiton, Devon, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Honiton 1747–1754 and 1761–1768.[1][2]

He changed his surname from Heath to Duke by a 1750 Act of Parliament, as a condition of the will of his uncle Richard Duke (Richard VII Duke),[3] at which point he inherited the Manor of Otterton in Devon.

He died on 3 November 1775[4] without any children, and the Duke estates passed to Robert Duke of Otterton, another nephew of Richard Duke.

References
  1. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/heath-john-1717-75
  2. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/duke-(formerly-heath-)-john-1717-75
  3. Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1750 (24 Geo. 2). c. 3
  4. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/heath-john-1717-75


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