James Noxon Lapum | |
Constituency Mp: | Addington |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Successor: | Schuyler Shibley |
Term Start: | 1867 |
Term End: | 1872 |
Birth Date: | July 1819 |
Birth Place: | Erneston, Upper Canada |
Death Date: | July 26, |
Death Place: | Centreville, Ontario[1] |
Party: | Conservative |
James Noxon Lapum (July 1819 – July 26, 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician.[2]
Born in Erneston, Upper Canada (now Ontario), the son of Robert Lapum,[3] he was a merchant 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. 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.