Heselton represented Massachusetts' first congressional district for seven consecutive terms.

He married his wife, Libbie Sweet, a graduate of Simmons College, in 1931.

Heselton was active in Deerfield town politics, and was president of the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association from 1935 to 1938.

[2] He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner, Maine.

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