Reginald Otto Lissaman(April 24, 1908[1]inBrandon,Manitoba[2]– August 14, 1974) was apoliticianin Manitoba,Canada.He was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Manitobafrom 1952 to 1969, sitting as a member of theProgressive Conservative Party.[1]
The son of Frank C. Lissaman,[3]Lissaman was educated in Brandon andChicago, Illinois.He worked as a building contractor,[3]was a director on the Manitoba Hydro Board and sat on the Board of Directors for Brandon College.[4]
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a 1952by-election,scoring a fairly easy victory in the riding ofBrandon City.[1]In the1953 general election,he was re-elected[1]overLiberal-ProgressiveJames Creightonby 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 ofErrick Willisas Progressive Conservative leader.
The PCs won the1958 election,and Lissaman was handily re-elected in the renamedBrandonriding. He won further easy victories in the elections of1959and1962.In the1966 election,[1]he was only narrowly re-elected over LiberalTerry Penton.
Lissaman, to the surprise of many, was never appointed tocabinet.He did not seek re-election in 1969.
He helped develop theInternational Peace Gardenlocated on the border between North Dakota and Manitoba.[3]
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