Hector Gilchrist Lusk Mactaggart Kinloch (14 December 1927 – 6 August 1993) was an American-born Australian academic and politician.

Biography

He was born

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in 1927. He travelled to

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, where he graduated from

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

with first class honours in history in 1949. After graduating he served in the US Army for three years. In 1960 he moved to Australia and lectured in history at the

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. From 1965-1968 he was Visiting Fulbright Professor of US History at the

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. He joined the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

in Canberra in 1968 and remained there until 1988. He helped establish the National Association for Gambling Studies and was a vociferous critic of the proposed

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. Given his anti-gambling stance he was invited by

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of the

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to be a candidate in the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly election. He was elected in 1989 and retired in 1992. He died on and was buried in

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.Gravesite of

Personal Life and Religious Background

Hector Kinloch's childhood was difficult, with many family crises and periods living in Dr Bernado's Homes and foster care. He was married twice to Anne Russell from 1955 to 1964 (divorce finalized in 1966), and to Lucy Maniam from December 1966 until his death. In 1993 Lucy was still working at Dickson College, ANU. He was a life-long Christian, and joined the Canberra Regional Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in May 1971, where he held many active roles. He had a particular interest in the life of the early Quaker

John Woolman John Woolman (October 19, 1720 ( O.S.)/October 30, 1720 ( N.S.)– October 7, 1772) was an American merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preacher, and early abolitionist during the colonial era. Based in Mount Holly, near Philadelphia, he trave ...

, and delivered the 1980

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on the topic “Quaker Saints and Sinners”. He travelled widely, including the US, Northern Ireland, England, Australia, and Singapore.

Legacy

Kinloch Circuit in the Canberra suburb of

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is named after him, as is the Kinloc
UniLodge
on the ANU campus, and the north tower of ANU Fenner Hall residenc

External links and references

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Photo of Hector Kinloch, National Archives of Australia

Death of Dr Kinloch, Condolence Debate, ACT Legislative Assembly 17 August 1993

Testimony to the Grace of God in the life of Hector Kinloch
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arriving at New York
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arriving at Liverpool
from New York on Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinloch, Hector 1927 births 1993 deaths Australian National University faculty Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Anti-gambling advocates Residents Rally members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge University of Adelaide faculty 20th-century Australian politicians American emigrants to Australia