John Heath (later John Duke)

John Heath (later John Duke) (), 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. He changed his surname from Heath to Duke by a private act of Parliament, (24 Geo. 2. c. 3 ), as a condition of the will of his uncle Richard Duke (Richard VII Duke),Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1750 (24 Geo. 2). c. 3 at which point he inherited the Manor of Otterton in Devon.

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

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