James Lapum

James Noxon Lapum (July 1819 – July 26, 1879)^[1] was a Canadian politician.^[2]

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)​

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]