Les Hammond
Mayor of Regina
In office
1954–1956
Preceded byGordon Burton Grant
Succeeded byThomas Cowburn
Personal details
Born(1908-03-22)March 22, 1908
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
DiedDecember 31, 1998(1998-12-31) (aged 90)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Occupationaccountant

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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. "Obituaries". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. January 5, 1999. p. 20. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. "Leslie Hammond". Regina Leader-Post. December 31, 2011.
  4. "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013.


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