Lucien Heath

Lucien Heath
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 50th district
In office
January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byJesse 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 byWiley Kenyon
Succeeded byE. N. Cooke
Secretary of State of Oregon
In office
March 3, 1859 – September 8, 1862
GovernorJohn Whiteaker
Preceded byBenjamin F. Harding (territorial)
Succeeded bySamuel E. May
Personal details
Born(1819-05-10)May 10, 1819
near Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1888(1888-12-19) (aged 69)
Political partyDemocratic
Republican
SpouseJane Edwards
OccupationFarmer, 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.