Richard Heales (1822 - 1864)

Born 22 Feb 1822 in Southwark, London, England

Husband of Rhoda (Parker) Heales — married 6 Sep 1841 in Westminster, London, England

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1864 at age 42 in Elsternwick, Colony of Victoria

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Preceded by William Nicholson

Richard Heales 4th Premier of Victoria 26 November 1860-14 November 1861

Succeeded by James McCulloch

Biography

Richard Heales is Notable.

Richard Heales was known primarily as a politician who served 1 term as Premier of Victoria in the Legislative Assembly.

Richard Heales was born in 22 February 1822 and christened on 24 March 1822 in Southwark, London, England^[1]. He was the son of Richard Heales and Elizabeth Parker.

He married Rhoda Parker in 1841^[2], at St. Clement's Church, Westminster^[3].

Their children included:

Richard Parker HEALES 1843–1879

Samuel Thomas HEALES 1845–1895

William George HEALES 1847–1897

Henry Christopher HEALES 1849–1894

Edmund John HEALES 1852–1852

Edmund Kent HEALES 1854–1920

Rhoda Elizabeth HEALES 1856–1857

Rhoda Elizabeth HEALES 1859–1886

Fanny Florence HEALES 1861–1865

Charles Frederick Heales 1863–1904

He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (Lower House) for the State of Victoria.

He was President of the Board of Land and Works, and Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey, for Victoria^[4][5].

The town of Healesville in the Yarra Valley was named in his honour.

He died on 19 June 1864^[6], at his residence in Elsternwick^[7][8].

He was buried on 23 Jun 1864 in the Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton^[9], following a funeral procession that travelled from his residence in Elsternwick, to the Independent Church in St. Kilda and past the St. Kilda Road Military Barracks^[10][11][12]. The Offices of both the Melbourne City Council and the Borough Council of Emerald Hill (now South Melbourne, part of the City of Port Phillip) closed for the afternoon as a mark of respect.

Aet 42y.

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977. Name Richard Heales; Event Type Baptism; Christening Date 24 Mar 1822; Christening Place Southwark, London; Father's Name Richard Heales; Mother's Name Elizabeth Heales. "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQB2-Z9K : 11 December 2014), Richard Heales, 24 Mar 1822, Baptism; citing p. 7, Southwark, London, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
2. ↑ England and Wales Civil Registration, Marriage Index, Sep Qtr 1841, Strand 1, 375
3. ↑ Yves Michelet's Family Tree, https://gw.geneanet.org/breton29?lang=en&iz=10275&p=richard&n=heales&oc=1, accessed 27 March 2018
4. ↑ 'The Death of the Hon. Richard Heales, MLA,' The Argus, Monday 20 June 1864, p5 Article Link
5. ↑ 'Death of the Hon. Richard Heales, M.LA.,' Mount Alexander Mail, Tuesday 21 June 1864, p2 Article Link
6. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Death Index 1864, registration number 4948
7. ↑ Family Notices (Death Entry), The Argus, Monday 20 June 1864, p4 Article Link
8. ↑ Family Notices (Death Entry), Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 25 June 1864, p3 Article Link
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172805000/richard-heales: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Richard Heales (22 Feb 1822–19 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172805000, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Find a Grave.
10. ↑ Family Notices (Funeral Entry), The Argus, Tuesday 21 June 1864, p8 Article Link
11. ↑ Family Notices (Funeral Entry), The Age, Wednesday 22 June 1864, p8 Article Link
12. ↑ Family Notices (Funeral Entry), The Argus, Thursday 23 June 1864, p8 Article Link

See Also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Heales
• Margot Beever, 'Heales, Richard (1821–1864)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/heales-richard-3742/text5889, published first in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 27 March 2018.
• Tout-Smith, D. (2004) Richard Heales, Premier of Victoria (1821-1864) in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2391, accessed 27 March 2018