Télesphore Fournier
Télesphore Fournier | |
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The Honourable Mr. Justice Télesphore Fournier | |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office October 8, 1875 – September 12, 1895 | |
| Nominated by | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Preceded by | None (new position) |
| Succeeded by | Désiré Girouard |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bellechasse | |
| In office August 15, 1870 – October 7, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Napoléon Casault |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny | |
| In office July 1871 – November 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Henri Blais |
| Succeeded by | François Langelier |
| 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 justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada, Fournier read law in the early 1840s and was called to the bar in 1846. He was acclaimed to the House of Commons of Canada in 1870 and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie as Minister of Inland Revenue, Justice and Attorney General, Postmaster General.
In 1875, Mackenzie appointed Fournier as one of the first six justices of the newly established Supreme Court of Canada. He served on the Court for 19 years until his retirement in 1895 and died less than a year later, in 1896.