James Heaslip
Australian politician
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James Alexander Heaslip (11 October 1900 – 13 August 1988) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Rocky River from 1949 to 1968 for the Liberal and Country League.[1]
James Alexander Heaslip | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Rocky River | |
| In office 1949 – 1968 | |
| Preceded by | John Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Howard Venning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1900 |
| Died | 13 August 1988 (aged 87) |
| Spouse |
Nellie Burston McMurray
(m. 1930) |
| Children | one son, three daughters |
| Education | Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation | Farmer and grazier |
Heaslip was born in Carrieton and educated at the Appila State School and Prince Alfred College. He was a farmer and grazier, as well as a director of Grosvenor Hotel Ltd and a number of other companies. He was vice-president of the South Australian Wheat and Woolgrowers' Association, a member of the University of Adelaide council from 1959 to 1961 and a member of the Primary Producers Assistance Committee from 1968 to 1971.[2][3]
He married Nellie Burston McMurray in 1930. They had one son and three daughters.[2]
