James Lapum
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| 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 | 1819 Erneston, Upper Canada |
| Died | 1879 (aged 59–60) Centreville, Ontario[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
James Noxon Lapum (July 1819–July 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician.
Born in Erneston, Upper Canada[2] (now Ontario), the son of Robert Lapum,[3] he was a merchant[2] and served as postmaster for Centreville for 20 years. In 1844, Lapum married Martha Fisk.[3] He served as reeve for Camden Township for 7 years.[2] Lapum opened a cheese factory in partnership with John Stewart Miller in 1870.[4]
In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament for the riding of Addington. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1872.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James Lapum – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
- ↑ Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records, Volume I (1909)
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