Roy Fournier, (August 22, 1921 – June 20, 1991) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and then

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from 1962 to 1972 as a

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member. He was born in Maniwaki, Quebec, and is the son of

Alphonse Fournier Alphonse Fournier, (March 24, 1893 – October 8, 1961) was a Canadian politician. Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of Hull in the 1930 federal election ...

, who served in the Canadian House of Commons, and Lorette Roy. Fournier studied at the Normal School in

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, at the Collège Brébeuf in

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, at the University of Ottawa and at the

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. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1948. Fournier was legal counsel for the city of Hull and the municipalities of Pointe-Gatineau, Denholm and

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. He was named

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in 1963 and was

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for the Hull bar in 1964 and 1965. Fournier served as a lieutenant in the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...

during

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and received the

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in 1945. In 1945, he married Pauline Audet. He was president of the Hull branch of the

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from 1952 to 1955. Fournier served in the Quebec cabinet as Minister of State in 1971 and

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from 1971 to 1972. He resigned his seat in August 1972, when he was named a judge in the provincial court, assigned to the Transport Tribunal. He died in

at the age of 69.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fournier, Roy 1921 births 1991 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Lawyers in Quebec Canadian King's Counsel People from Maniwaki Royal Canadian Navy personnel of World War II Canadian military personnel from Quebec