James Heathershaw

James Thomas Heathershaw (7 May 187125 July 1943) was an Australian public servant and the third Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.

Early life Heathershaw was born on 7 May 1871 in Beaufort, Victoria. He was the twelfth child of Henry and Amelia Nancy (née Robilliard), becoming Australia's third Treasurer. He stood down from the role in 1932 due to poor health and went back to being Assistant Secretary in charge of pensions, compensation and insurance, before officially retiring in December 1935; he had even delayed his retirement date by some nine months to finish reorganising the Treasury's pensions department. The cause of death was reportedly cardiovascular disease.