James Heaslip

James Alexander Heaslip
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Rocky River
In office
1949 (1949)–1968 (1968)
Preceded byJohn Lyons
Succeeded byHoward Venning
Personal details
Born(1900-10-11)11 October 1900
Carrieton, South Australia
Died13 August 1988(1988-08-13) (aged 87)
Spouse
Nellie Burston McMurray
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(m. 1930)​
Childrenone son, three daughters
EducationPrince Alfred College
OccupationFarmer and grazier

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]

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]

  1. ^ "James Heaslip". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Coxon, Howard F.; Playford, John & Reid, Robert (1985). Biographical Register of the South Australian Parliament, 1857-1957. Wakefield Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9780949268242. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "L.C.L. Candidate for by-election". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 4 February 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2017 – via Trove.