Percy Heggaton


Percival Thomas Heggaton was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Alexandra from 1906 to 1915, when he voluntarily retired when the electorate's allocation went from four members to three. He stood again successfully in 1923, and held the seat until 1938 for the Australasian National League, Liberal Union, Liberal Federation and Liberal and Country League. He was for some time a member of the Public Works Committee.

History

Mr. Heggaton was born at Middleton on 4 June 1869, the third son of William Heggaton He was educated at the local public school, then Whinham College, before dairy farming at Vaudon Downs on Hindmarsh Island. In 1900 he established a cheese and butter factory on the island. He was for nine years a councillor with the Port Elliot District Council and chairman of for five years. He was a regular and successful exhibitor at the Royal Show, and also had wide business interests in SA and Victoria.

Family

On 22 February 1899, Percy Heggaton married Sara Grundy, daughter of Joseph Grundy, a pioneer of Second Valley. Their children included:
youngest brother Rupert Dufty Heggaton MB ChM married Elizabeth Louisa Burgess on 11 March 1902, moved to Murrumburrah, where he ran a private hospital