Stephen Fournier Politician

Jean-Étienne (Stephen) Fournier (1852–1919) was a Canadian politician, who served as the first mayor of Sudbury, Ontario.Born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, 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 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, and served a second term as mayor in 1896.Fournier was also chair of the town's first school board; classes were initially held in his own grand home until the town's first school was built.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1852
Birth place
Quebec , Trois-Pistoles Quebec
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1919
Residence
Ontario , Greater Sudbury

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Politician

officeMayor of Sudbury Ontario
successor
Dan O'Connor (prospector)

Stephen Fournier on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.mysudbury.ca/downloads/lives_lived/education.pdf