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Heighington attended Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, leaving in 1915 to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. He was twice wounded and twice mentioned in dispatches. After being recuperating from serious wounds he returned to Fance to fight at the Somme and Vimy Ridge.

He became a lawyer following the war, he was called to the bar in 1920 and was appointed King's Counsel in 1931.

Heighington was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1929 as the Conservative MPP for the Toronto riding of St. David's. He was re-elected in 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne despite the province wide landslide that brought the Ontario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the Ontario general election, 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada. to power under Mitchell HepburnMitchell Hepburn Rank 11th First Term July 10, 1934 October 21, 1942 Predecessor George Stewart Henry Successor Gordon Daniel Conant Date of Birth August 12, 1896 Place of Birth St. Thomas, Ontario Profession Farmer Political Party Liberal Mitchell Freder.

He was a candidate in the 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th Conservative leadership conventionThis page lists the results of leadership conventions within the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (known as the Conservative Party of Ontario before 1942). Before 1920, leaders of the Progressive Conservative Party were usually chosen by caucus. placing fifth and narrowly lost his seat in the legislature in the election held the next year. Despite being out of the legislature, Heighington ran again for the party leadership in 1938 coming in third but with fewer votes, only 41, with George Drew winning the leadership on the first ballot.

Heighington was also a prolific writer authoring articles and poems for Saturday Night, the Star Weekly and other periodicals many of which were reissued in a book, Whereas and Whatnot published in 1934.