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Stephen Fournier

Canadian politician

Stephen Fournier

Mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
In office January 1893 – December 1893
Preceded by	first mayor
Succeeded by	Daniel O'Connor
In office January 1896 – December 1896
Preceded by	Murray Biggar
Succeeded by	Francis Cochrane

Personal details
Born	Jean-Étienne Fournier c. 1852 Trois-Pistoles, Canada East
Died	1929
Residence(s)	Sudbury, Ontario

Jean-Étienne (Stephen) Fournier (c. 1852–1929) was a Canadian politician, who served as the first mayor of Sudbury, Ontario.

Fournier was born about 1852 in Trois-Pistoles, Fournier worked for the Central Canada Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway in Petawawa before moving to Sudbury, where he became the community's first postmaster^[1] ^[2]^[3] in 1884. In 1885, he established the community's first general store, and was elected reeve of McKim Township. When Sudbury was incorporated as a town in 1893, he became the town's first mayor,^[3] and served a second term as mayor in 1896.^[3]

Fournier was also chair of the town's first school board; classes were initially held in his own home until the town's first school was built. Fournier Gardens on Louis Street in Sudbury was named in his honour.

References

^ Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon
^ Thomas, Ray and Pearsall, Kathy (1994). Sudbury. Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1-55046-110-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.) Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7.