Reginald Lissaman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Reginald Lissaman

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1908

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1974

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Reginald Lissaman

  • Reginald Otto Lissaman (April 24, 1908 in Brandon, Manitoba – August 14, 1974) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
  • He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1952 to 1969, sitting as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.The son of Frank C.
  • Lissaman, Lissaman was educated in Brandon and Chicago, Illinois.
  • He worked as a building contractor, was a director on the Manitoba Hydro Board and sat on the Board of Directors for Brandon College.He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a 1952 by-election, scoring a fairly easy victory in the riding of Brandon City.
  • In the 1953 general election, he was re-elected over Liberal-Progressive James Creighton by 451 votes.
  • The Liberal-Progressives were in government during this period, and Lissaman sat as a member of the opposition.
  • In 1953-54, he campaigned for the removal of Errick Willis as Progressive Conservative leader. The PCs won the 1958 election, and Lissaman was handily re-elected in the renamed Brandon riding.
  • He won further easy victories in the elections of 1959 and 1962.
  • In the 1966 election, he was only narrowly re-elected over Liberal Terry Penton. Lissaman, to the surprise of many, was never appointed to cabinet.
  • He did not seek re-election in 1969. He helped develop the International Peace Garden located on the border between North Dakota and Manitoba.

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