Reginald Lissaman

Background

The son of Frank C. Lissaman, Lissaman was educated in Brandon and Chicago, Illinois.

Career

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.

In 1953-1954, he campaigned for the removal of Errick Willis as Progressive Conservative leader.

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.

Achievements

• 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.

Membership

He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1952 to 1969, sitting as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. The Liberal-Progressives were in government during this period, and Lissaman sat as a member of the opposition.