Tom Lysons
Canadian politician
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Thomas "Tom" Fredrick Lawrence Lysons (November 20, 1934 – May 7, 1997) was a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1986.
Thomas "Tom" Fredrick Lawrence Lysons | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 26, 1975 – May 8, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ashley Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Steve West |
| Constituency | Vermilion-Viking |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1934 |
| Died | May 7, 1997 (aged 62) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Political career
Lysons ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Vermilion-Viking winning a hotly contested race to pick up the district for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[2] He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election this time winning easily after significantly increasing his popular vote.[3] Lysons would win his highest popular vote running for his final term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election.[4] He retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986.
Lysons died in 1997.[5]