Alphonse Fournier

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Hull
In office
July 28, 1930 – August 9, 1953
Preceded byJoseph-Éloi Fontaine
Succeeded byAlexis Caron
Personal details
Born(1893-03-24)March 24, 1893
Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1961(1961-10-08) (aged 68)
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Lorette Roy
(m. 1917)
Relations
Laval University
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • teacher

Alphonse Fournier

QC (March 24, 1893 – October 8, 1961) was a Canadian
politician.

Born in

Hull in the 1930 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1935, 1940, 1945, and 1949.[1]

Hon. Alphone Fournier and colleagues in the 16th Canadian Ministry (Rear, L-R): Hons. J. J. McCann, Paul Martin, Joseph Jean, J. A. Glen, Brooke Claxton, Alphonse Fournier, Ernest Bertrand, A. G. L. McNaughton, Lionel Chevrier, D. C. Abbott, D. L. MacLaren

From 1942 to 1953, he was the

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Liberal Party House Leader.[1]

His son, Roy Fournier, was also a member of the Quebec parliament and solicitor general for the province of Quebec.[2]

There is a Alphonse Fournier fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Alphonse Fournier – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ "Roy Fournier" (in French).
  3. ^ "Alphonse Fournier fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 20 July 2017.