| Jean-Étienne (Stephen) Fournier | |
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| Mayor of Sudbury, Ontario | |
| In office January 1893 – December 1893 |
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| Preceded by | first mayor |
| Succeeded by | Daniel O'Connor |
| In office January 1896 – December 1896 |
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| 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 grand home until the town's first school was built.
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