Background
He was born on March 1, 1857, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Review Grosvenor W. Heacock Doctor of Divinity, a Presbyterian minister, and Nancy Rice (Stone) Heacock.
He was born on March 1, 1857, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Review Grosvenor W. Heacock Doctor of Divinity, a Presbyterian minister, and Nancy Rice (Stone) Heacock.
He graduated from Hamilton College in 1880.
They lived in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, and became wealthy after oil was found on a farm he owned in Ohio. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York in the Republican primaries for the State elections in 1914 and 1918, but was both times defeated by Edward Schoeneck. Heacock was a presidential elector in 1916, voting for Charles Evans Hughes and Charles West. Fairbanks.
Heacock was a member of the New York State Senate from 1907 to 1914, sitting in the 130th, 131st (both 33rd Doctorate), 132nd, 133rd, 134th, 135th, 136th and 137th New York State Legislatures (all six 32nd Doctorate).