James Lapum
Canadian politician (1819–1879)
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James Noxon Lapum (July 1819 – July 26, 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician.[2]
James Noxon Lapum | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Addington | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Succeeded by | Schuyler Shibley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1819 |
| Died | July 26, 1879 (aged 59–60) |
| Party | Conservative |
| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Schuyler Shibley | 1,495 | 64.0 | |||||
| Conservative | James Lapum | 849 | 36.0 | |||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[7] | ||||||||
