James Lapum

Canadian politician

James Noxon Lapum


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Addington
In office 1867–1872
Succeeded by	Schuyler Shibley

Personal details
Born	July 1819 Erneston, Upper Canada
Died	July 26, 1879 (aged 59–60) Centreville, Ontario^[1]
Political party	Conservative
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]

v t e 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]

v t e 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

^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record". 1889.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d James Lapum – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. pp. 114–115.
^ Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records, Volume I (1909) Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.