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]
Referencesedit
^ abcSimmons, Dale (2000). Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names. Regina Public Library. p. 30. ISBN0-920085-87-3.
^"Obituaries". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. January 5, 1999. p. 20. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^"Leslie Hammond". Regina Leader-Post. December 31, 2011.
^(PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013.
External linksedit
"City of Regina Archives, CORA-A-223 - Les Hammond". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network.
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hammond, leslie, herbert, hammond, march, 1908, december, 1998, accountant, politician, saskatchewan, canada, served, mayor, regina, from, 1954, 1956, mayor, reginain, office, 1954, 1956preceded, bygordon, burton, grantsucceeded, bythomas, cowburnpersonal, det. 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 Les HammondMayor of ReginaIn office 1954 1956Preceded byGordon Burton GrantSucceeded byThomas CowburnPersonal detailsBorn 1908 03 22 March 22 1908Saskatoon SaskatchewanDiedDecember 31 1998 1998 12 31 aged 90 Regina SaskatchewanOccupationaccountant 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 edit 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 edit City of Regina Archives CORA A 223 Les Hammond Saskatchewan Archival Information Network nbsp This article about a mayor in Saskatchewan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Hammond amp oldid 1216097909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
