Lucien Heath | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 50th district | |
In office January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | district created |
Succeeded by | Jesse Cope |
Member of the California State Assembly from the Santa Cruz district | |
In office January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885 | |
Mayor of Salem, Oregon | |
In office 1861 | |
Preceded by | Wiley Kenyon |
Succeeded by | E. N. Cooke |
Secretary of State of Oregon | |
In office March 3, 1859 – September 8, 1862 | |
Governor | John Whiteaker |
Preceded by | Benjamin F. Harding (territorial) |
Succeeded by | Samuel E. May |
Personal details | |
Born | near Buffalo, New York, U.S. | May 10, 1819
Died | December 19, 1888 | (aged 69)
Political party | Democratic Republican |
Spouse | Jane Edwards |
Occupation | Farmer, merchant |
Lucien Heath (May 10, 1819 – December 19, 1888) was an American farmer, merchant, and politician in Oregon. A native of New York, he was raised there and in Michigan before immigrating to the Oregon Territory. A Democrat, he served as the first Oregon Secretary of State after Oregon entered the Union in 1859, and was also the mayor of Salem. After moving to Santa Cruz County, California, he was elected to the California Assembly for two terms as a Republican.