Télesphore Fournier | |
|---|---|
 The Honourable Mr. Justice Télesphore Fournier | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bellechasse | |
| In office 1870–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Napoléon Casault |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Henri Blais |
| Succeeded by | François Langelier |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office September 30, 1875 – September 12, 1895 | |
| Nominated by | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Preceded by | None (new position) |
| Succeeded by | Désiré Girouard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1823 Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada |
| Died | May 10, 1896 (aged 72) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Hermine Demers |
| Children | Nine |
| Cabinet | Minister of Inland Revenue (1873–1874) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1874–1875) Postmaster General (1875) |
Télesphore Fournier, PC (August 5, 1823 – May 10, 1896) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Guillaume Fournier and Marie-Archange Morin, he was called to the bar in 1846. On July 22, 1857, he married Hermine-Eloïse Demers, and they had nine children: seven daughters and two sons.
From 1855 to 1859, he was the co-owner and co-editor of the newspaper, Le National de Québec.
In an 1870 by-election, he was acclaimed as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the riding of Bellechasse. He was re-elected in 1872, 1873, and 1875. He held three ministerial positions: Minister of Inland Revenue (1873–1874), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1874–1875), and Postmaster General (1875). He tabled the bill to create the Supreme Court of Canada in February 1875.
At that period of time, it was possible to be a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec (pre-1968 designation of the (Quebec National Assembly) (MLA). He was an MLA in the riding of Montmagny from 1871 to 1873.
He was appointed as one of the first judges of the Supreme Court of Canada on September 30, 1875. Four years later, his wife died, and his eldest daughter then kept house. He retired on September 12, 1895, and died on May 10, 1896, at the age of 72.
The house he lived in from 1877 until 1882 is now the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa.
Electoral record
| By-election on 27 May 1870
Casault appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Télesphore Fournier | acclaimed | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Bellechasse | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Télesphore Fournier | 1,219 | ||||||
| Conservative | A. Caron | 638 | ||||||
| By-election on 27 November 1873
Fournier nominated Minister of Inland Revenue | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Télesphore Fournier | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Bellechasse | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Télesphore Fournier | acclaimed[1] | ||||||
| Source: Parliament of Canada | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "The Hon. Télesphore Fournier, P.C., M.P." lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
External links
- Télesphore Fournier – Parliament of Canada biography
- Supreme Court of Canada Biography
- "Télesphore Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- February 1875 House of Commons Debates on the 1875 Statute purporting to Establish the Supreme Court of Canada, excerpted from Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada. Reported and Edited by A.M. Burgess, Vol. I.--Session 1875. Ottawa. Printed by C. W. Mitchell, "Free Press" Office, Elgin Street. 1875.
- "GeneaNET - Télesphore Fournier"