Jean-Étienne (Stephen) Fournier (c. 1852–1929) was a Canadian politician, who served as the first mayor of Sudbury, Ontario.
Fournier was born about 1852 in Trois-Pistoles, Fournier worked for the Central Canada Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway in Petawawa before moving to Sudbury, where he became the community's first postmaster[1] [2][3] in 1884.
In 1885, he established the community's first general store, and was elected reeve of McKim Township.
[3] Fournier was also chair of the town's first school board; classes were initially held in his own home until the town's first school was built.
Fournier Gardens on Louis Street in Sudbury was named in his honour.