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
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]