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Charles-François Fournier (May 15, 1805 – in or after 1863) was a land surveyor and political figure in
Canada East Canada East (french: links=no, Canada-Est) was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new ...
. He represented L'Islet in the
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 C ...
from 1847 to 1863. He was born in
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli 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 locate ...
, the son of François Fournier 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 A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
. 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 (November 16, 1828 – May 28, 1915) 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. He was born in L'Islet, Quebec, ...
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.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fournier, Charles-Francois 1805 births Year of death unknown Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Canadian justices of the peace People from Chaudière-Appalaches