Hector Kinloch
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Hector Gilchrist Kinloch (14 December 1927 – 1993) was an Australia
n academic and politician.
He was born Boston
, Massachusetts
USA in 1927. He travelled to the England
where he graduated from Christs College, Cambridge
with first class honours in history 1949. After graduating he served in the US Army for three years. In 1960 he moved to Australia
and lectured at the University of Adelaide
in history. From 1965-1968 he was Visiting Fulbright Professor of US History at the University of Malaya
in Kuala Lumpur
. He joined the Australian National University
in 1968 and remained there until 1988.
He helped establish the National Association for Gambling Studies and was a vociferous critic of the proposed Casino Canberra
. Given his anti-gambling stance he was invited by Bernard Collaery
, of the Residents Rally
to be a candidate in the first ACT Legislative Assembly elections. He was elected in 1989 and retired in 1992.
Kinloch Circuit in the Canberra Suburb of Bruce is named after him.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n academic and politician.
He was born Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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USA in 1927. He travelled to the England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where he graduated from Christs College, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
with first class honours in history 1949. After graduating he served in the US Army for three years. In 1960 he moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and lectured at the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
in history. From 1965-1968 he was Visiting Fulbright Professor of US History at the University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. He joined the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in 1968 and remained there until 1988.
He helped establish the National Association for Gambling Studies and was a vociferous critic of the proposed Casino Canberra
Casino Canberra
Canberra Casino is a casino located in Civic in the central part of the Australian capital city of Canberra. It was the first legal casino to open in the City after the City was given Federal approval to open a casino in the years just prior to Self Government. The Casino is relatively small...
. Given his anti-gambling stance he was invited by Bernard Collaery
Bernard Collaery
Bernard Joseph Edward Collaery, a former Australian politician, and currently a barrister and lawyer, was a member of the first multi-member single electorate unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the Residents Rally party, from 1989 to 1992...
, of the Residents Rally
Residents Rally
Residents Rally was an Australian political party, with four candidates elected to the first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly at the 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election. Residents Rally were led by Canberra human rights barrister and lawyer, Bernard Collaery....
to be a candidate in the first ACT Legislative Assembly elections. He was elected in 1989 and retired in 1992.
Kinloch Circuit in the Canberra Suburb of Bruce is named after him.