James Gordon Hislop
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James Hislop | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
| In office 1 November 1941 – 21 May 1971 | |
| Preceded by | John Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | John Williams |
| Constituency | Metropolitan Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1895 |
| Died | 4 May 1972 (aged 76) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Party | Nationalist (to 1945) Liberal (from 1945) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
James Gordon Hislop (14 August 1895 – 4 May 1972) was an Australian medical doctor and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1941 to 1971, representing Metropolitan Province. Before entering politics he was better known as a hospital administrator.
Hislop was born in Melbourne to Katherine (née Collins) and James Hislop, his father being an immigrant from Scotland. He attended Scotch College before going on to study medicine the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in 1918.[1] After brief periods working in Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia, Hislop left for England in 1920 to undertake postgraduate study. He spent at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and the Brompton Hospital in London, and developed an interest in chest disease which he maintained for the rest of his professional career. Hislop returned to Melbourne in 1923, working at Melbourne Hospital, but the following year left for Perth, where he was made superintendent of the Perth Children's Hospital. He entered private practice in 1927.[2]
