James Noxon Lapum (July 1819 – July 26, 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician.[2]

James Noxon Lapum
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Addington
In office
1867–1872
Succeeded bySchuyler Shibley
Personal details
BornJuly 1819
Erneston, Upper Canada
DiedJuly 26, 1879 (aged 59–60)
Centreville, Ontario[1]
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Martha Fisk
(m. 1844)

Born in Erneston, Upper Canada[3] (now Ontario), the son of Robert Lapum,[4] he was a merchant[3] and served as postmaster for Centreville for 20 years. In 1844, Lapum married Martha Fisk.[4] He served as reeve for Camden Township for 7 years.[3] Lapum opened a cheese factory in partnership with John Stewart Miller in 1870.[5]

In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament for the riding of Addington. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1872.[3]

1867 Canadian federal election: Addington
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative James Lapum 1,120 53.0
Liberal–Conservative Mr. Shibley 991 46.9
Unknown Henry Smith 2 0.1
Unknown Mr. Price (ont) 1 0.0
Unknown D. Cameron 0 0.0
Unknown Mr. Ham 0 0.0
Unknown Mr. Lott 0 0.0
Source: Canadian Elections Database[6]
1872 Canadian federal election: Addington
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Schuyler Shibley 1,495 64.0
Conservative James Lapum 849 36.0
Source: Canadian Elections Database[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. ^ "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record". 1889.
  3. ^ a b c d James Lapum – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
  5. ^ Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records, Volume I (1909) Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.