Jean-Étienne (Stephen) Fournier (c. 1852–1929) was a

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politician, who served as the first mayor of

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. Fournier was born about 1852 in

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, Fournier worked for the Central Canada Railway and the

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before moving to Sudbury, where he became the community's first

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. . 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

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; 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.

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External links

Stephen Fournier bio at Sudbury Living Magazine
1850s births 1929 deaths Franco-Ontarian people Mayors of Sudbury, Ontario People from Trois-Pistoles, Quebec Ontario school board trustees Canadian postmasters 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub