Samuel Heathcote

Samuel Heathcote (11 February 1699 – 1775) of Hanover Square, London was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1747.

[1] Heathcote was brought in as Member of Parliament for Bere Alston by his sister Anne, the widow of Sir Francis Drake, 4th Baronet, the late Member, at a by-election on 22 February 1740.

At the 1741 British general election, Heathcote was returned unopposed for Bere Alston.

At the 1747 British general election he was replaced by his nephew, Sir Francis Drake, who had come of age by then.

[1] Heathcote died on 31 March 1775 leaving four sons and three daughters by his second wife.