The Hon. James Dew Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 1917–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Arthur Lancaster |
| Succeeded by | Norman Lockhart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1863 Toronto, Canada West |
| Died | August 23, 1937 (aged 74) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Alexander Dew Chaplin, brother |
| Children | Gordon Chaplin Edna Anderson, Granddaughter |
| Cabinet | Minister of Trade and Commerce (1926) |
James Dew Chaplin, PC (March 20, 1863 – August 23, 1937) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Toronto, Canada West,[1] the son of William Lamont Chaplin and Harriet Dew,[2] Chaplin was educated at the Public Schools and St. Catharines Collegiate Institute. A manufacturer in St. Catharines, Ontario, he was president of the Chaplin Wheel Company, Canada Axe and Harvest Tool Company, and the Wallingford Manufacturing Company.[3] Chaplin served four years as a member of St. Catharines city council.[1]
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Lincoln in the 1917 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1926, and 1930. In 1926, he was the Minister of Trade and Commerce in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen.[1]
In 1888, Chaplin married Edna Elizabeth Burgess. He died in St. Catharines at the age of 74.[2]
His brother Alexander Dew, his son Gordon and his granddaughter Edna Anderson also served in the House of Commons.[1]