Alphonse Fournier

Alphonse Fournier
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office
May 1, 1948 – May 8, 1953
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byIan Alistair Mackenzie
Succeeded byWalter Harris
Minister of Public Works
In office
October 7, 1942 – June 11, 1953
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
W. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded byJoseph-Enoil Michaud (acting)
Succeeded byWalter Harris (acting)
Member of Parliament
for 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)
RelationsJoseph-Célestin Nadon (cousin)
Children4, including Roy
Alma materUniversity of Montreal
Laval University
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • teacher

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

Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of 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 Minister of Public Works. From 1948 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]

  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.