Edgar E. Fournier was a teacher, principal and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1952 to 1960 and Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Restigouche and Victoria ridings....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1961 to 1962 as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 member. Fournier was named to the Senate of Canada for Madawaska-Restigouche division in 1962 and served until 1983.

He was born in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick

Saint-Basile, New Brunswick

Saint-Basile is a community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, it was amalgamated into the City of Edmundston on May 25, 1998. The 2006 Canadian Census recorded a population of 3751.-References:...

, the son of Ernest Fournier and Anna Clovette. In 1932, Fournier married Martha Thibodeau. He served in the province's Executive Council as Chairman of the Electric Power Commission. Fournier was elected to the House of Commons in an 1961 by-election held after Charles Van Horne

Charles Van Horne

Joseph Charles Van Horne , also known as J.C. or Charlie, was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada, and the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick between 1966 and 1967....

resigned his seat. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1962 and was named to the Senate in September of the same year.