Les Hammond
Les Hammond | |
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Mayor of Regina | |
In office 1954–1956 | |
Preceded by | Gordon Burton Grant |
Succeeded by | Thomas Cowburn |
Personal details | |
Born | (1908-03-22)March 22, 1908 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Died | December 31, 1998(1998-12-31) (aged 90) Regina, Saskatchewan |
Occupation | accountant |
Leslie Herbert Hammond (March 22, 1908 – December 31, 1998) was an accountant and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada. He served as mayor of Regina from 1954 to 1956.[1]
He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and came to Regina in 1935. Hammond worked for Simpsons-Sears as an accountant. He was president of the Regina Jaycees. He was also a director and chairman of the finance committee for the local Victorian Order of Nurses.[1] He was a member of Regina city council from 1947 to 1952 and from 1971 to 1973. He died at the age of 90 in Regina in 1998.[2][3]
Hammond ran unsuccessfully for the Regina Centre seat in the provincial assembly in 1975.[4]
Hammond Road in Regina was named in his honour.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Simmons, Dale (2000). Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names. Regina Public Library. p. 30. ISBN 0-920085-87-3.
- ^ "Obituaries". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. January 5, 1999. p. 20. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Leslie Hammond". Regina Leader-Post. December 31, 2011.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013.
External links
- "City of Regina Archives, CORA-A-223 - Les Hammond". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network.
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