James Lapum

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)

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]

1867 Canadian federal election: Addington
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative James Lapum 1,120 52.98
Liberal–Conservative Schuyler Shibley 991 46.88
Unknown Henry Smith 2 0.09
Unknown Mr. Price 1 0.05
Unknown D. Cameron 0 0.00
Unknown Mr. Ham 0 0.00
Unknown Mr. Lott 0 0.00
Total valid votes 2,114 76.37
Eligible voters 2,768
Source: 1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons[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]
  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 Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. pp. 114–115.
  5. ^ Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records, Volume I (1909) Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
  7. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.