Isidor Siegfried Lissner (1832 – 22 July 1902)[2] was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Isidor Lissner | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kennedy | |
| In office 25 November 1873 – 28 November 1878 Serving with Arthur Rutledge | |
| Preceded by | Henry Palmer |
| Succeeded by | George Jackson |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns | |
| In office 4 April 1896 – 11 March 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Joseph Byrnes |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Givens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isidor Siegfried Lissner 1832 Posen, Prussia |
| Died | 22 July 1902 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Prussian |
| Political party | Ministerialist |
| Spouse | Louisa Margaret Ross[1] |
| Occupation | Goldminer, Storekeeper |
Early life
editLissner was born in Posen, Prussia, the son of Siegfried Lissner and Julia Gluckmann.[3]
Mining
editHe emigrated in 1856 to Victoria (Australia), where, after a varied experience on the gold diggings, he went to New Zealand and subsequently to Queensland, where he first settled at Ravenswood, Queensland and then moved to Charters Towers.[4] Lissner came to England with Mr. Black in 1887 as the representative of the Charters Towers miners to assist Harold Finch-Hatton in pressing the question of North Queensland Separation on the attention of the Home Government.[4]
Politics
editLissner was member for Kennedy from 5 October 1883 to 13 May 1893, (Secretary for Mines and Public Works 27 March 1893 to 25 May 1893) and member for Cairns from 4 April 1896 to 11 March 1899.[5]
Later life
editLissner died in 1902 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[6]
The heritage-listed Lissner Park in Charters Towers is named after him.[7]
References
edit- ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages — Government of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Members Register". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Chapter 7. Isidor Lissner and the politics of the eighties — James Cook University. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lissner Isidor Seigfrid Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park (entry 600397)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.