# Les Hammond

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Canadian accountant and politician

Les Hammond 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](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada. He served as mayor of [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan) from 1954 to 1956.[1]

He was born in [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan) and came to Regina in 1935. Hammond worked for [Simpsons-Sears](/source/Sears_Canada) as an accountant. He was president of the Regina [Jaycees](/source/Junior_Chamber_International). He was also a director and chairman of the finance committee for the local [Victorian Order of Nurses](/source/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](/source/Regina_Centre) seat in the provincial assembly in [1975](/source/1975_Saskatchewan_general_election).[4]

Hammond Road in Regina was named in his honour.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-street_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-street_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-street_1-2) Simmons, Dale (2000). [*Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names*](http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=3606217). Regina Public Library. p. 30. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-920085-87-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-920085-87-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Obituaries"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27271746/the_leaderpost/). *The Leader-Post*. Regina, Saskatchewan. January 5, 1999. p. 20. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-memoriam_3-0)** ["Leslie Hammond"](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/leaderpost/obituary.aspx?n=leslie-hammond&pid=155261837). *Regina Leader-Post*. December 31, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf) (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from [the original](http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf) (PDF) on November 12, 2013.

## External links

- ["City of Regina Archives, CORA-A-223 - Les Hammond"](http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/items/index.php/les-hammond;rad). Saskatchewan Archival Information Network.

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