James Lapum
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 Erneston, Upper Canada |
| Died | July 26, 1879 (aged 59–60) Centreville, Ontario[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | 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]
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 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
- ^ Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records, Volume I (1909) Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
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