Isidor Lissner

Isidor Lissner
Isidor Lissner
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
Occupation	Goldminer, Storekeeper

Isidor Siegfried Lissner (1832 – 22 July 1902)^[2] was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Lissner was born in Posen, Prussia, the son of Siegfried Lissner and Julia Gluckmann.^[3]

Mining

He 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

Lissner 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

Lissner died in 1902 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.^[6]

The heritage-listed Lissner Park in Charters Towers is named after him.^[7]

References

^ 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). "Lissner, Isodor" . 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.
^ 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.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Henry Palmer	Member for Kennedy 1883 - 1893 Served alongside: Arthur Rutledge	Succeeded by George Jackson
Preceded by Thomas Joseph Byrnes	Member for Cairns 1896 - 1899	Succeeded by Thomas Givens

[bdr-1] Births, Deaths, Marriages — Government of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[2] "Former Members Register". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[jcu-3] Chapter 7. Isidor Lissner and the politics of the eighties — James Cook University. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[Mennell-4] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Lissner, Isodor" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[5] "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.

[6] Lissner Isidor Seigfrid Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[qhr-7] "Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park (entry 600397)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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