Premier & Treasurer 23.10.1959 - 28.10.1959
(Cahill Ministry No.58 1.4.1959 - 28.10.1959)
Born Thame, New Zealand, 10 September 1890, son of Michael, blacksmith, and Ellen Heath.
Educated in Hikotaia New Zealand he worked in a gold treating plant during the day and studied metallurgy by night.
Heffron travelled and worked in USA.
He was a union organizer in New Zealand and arriving in Victoria in 1919.
Secretary NSW branch Marine Stewards’ Union 1921-1930.
Leader Labor Party 1959-1964. Member for Botany 1930-1950, Maroubra 1950-1968; Premier 1959-1964.
Married Jessie Bjornstad 1917. Two daughters.
Died 27July 1978 Sydney.
NSW Treasurers
Last updated: 04/02/2021
