James Lapum

James Noxon Lapum
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Addington
In office
1867–1872
Succeeded by Schuyler Shibley
Personal details
Born 1819
Erneston, Upper Canada
Died 1879 (aged 59–60)
Centreville, Ontario[1]
Political party Conservative

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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 3 4 James Lapum – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. 1 2 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
  5. ↑ Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records, Volume I (1909)


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