Stephen Fournier
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Jean-Étienne Fournier (1852–1919) was a Canadian
politician, who served as the first mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
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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
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 school board; classes were initially held in his own grand home until the town's first school was built.
Canada
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politician, who served as the first mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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Born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Trois-Pistoles is a town in and the seat of the Les Basques Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River....
, Fournier worked for the Central Canada Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
in Petawawa
Petawawa, Ontario
Petawawa is a town located in eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 14,651 . Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County.-Geography:...
before moving to Sudbury, where he became the community's first postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
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 school board; classes were initially held in his own grand home until the town's first school was built.