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Sarto Fournier

Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (died 1980)

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Born
February 15, 1908
Died
July 23, 1980
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1908

About Sarto Fournier

Sarto Fournier was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Montreal from 1957 to 1960. Fournier was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the 1935 election and was subsequently re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949. He became the youngest member of the Senate in 1953 and served until his death. Although he ran for mayor five times between 1950 and 1962, he won only once, in 1957, against Jean Drapeau.

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Sarto Fournier timeline

  1. Fournier was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the 1935 election and was subsequently re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949.
  2. Although he ran for mayor five times between 1950 and 1962, he won only once, in 1957, against Jean Drapeau.
  3. He became the youngest member of the Senate in 1953 and served until his death.

The world when Sarto Fournier was born

Sarto Fournier was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sarto Fournier's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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