Stephen Fournier

Jean-Étienne (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 1852
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Died 1919
Residence Sudbury, Ontario

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[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

  1. ↑ Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon
  2. ↑ Thomas, Ray and Pearsall, Kathy (1994). Sudbury. Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1-55046-110-7.
  3. 1 2 3 Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.) Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7.


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