Charles-François Fournier (May 15, 1805 – in or after 1863) was a land surveyor and political figure in Canada East

Canada East

Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....

. He represented L'Islet

L'Islet (electoral district)

L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of L'Islet...

 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...

 from 1847 to 1863.

He was born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is located off the Trans-Canada Highway, Autoroute 20...

, the son of François Fournier

François Fournier (politician)

François Fournier was a land surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Devon in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1824....

 and Catherine Miville-Deschênes. Fournier received his commission as a land surveyor in 1826. He was also a lieutenant colonel in the local militia and a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

. He was married to Mary Jane Brotherton. Fournier was first elected to the assembly in a by-election held in May 1847. He was defeated by Louis-Bonaventure Caron

Louis-Bonaventure Caron

Louis-Bonaventure Caron was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866....

when he ran for reelection in 1858 but was declared elected later that same year. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1863.