About James P. Heath
Lived 1777 – 1854 (aged 76). James P. Heath was an American politician.
James P. Heath (December 21, 1777 – June 12, 1854) was a United States congressman from Maryland.
Biography Early life Heath was born in Delaware. He served in the Regular Army as lieutenant of Engineers from 1799 to 1802, as register in chancery in Annapolis, Maryland, and served throughout the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Levin Winder.
Political life He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, where he served from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1835. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress.
Death He died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown.
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Congressman (1777-1854)
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James P. Heath was born on 21 December 1777 in Delaware.
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James P. Heath died on 12 June 1854 in Georgetown.
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James P. Heath was a politician.
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