James Lapum

James Noxon Lapum
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Addington
In office
1867–1872
Succeeded bySchuyler Shibley
Personal details
BornJuly 1819
DiedJuly 26, 1879 (aged 59–60)
PartyConservative
Spouse
Martha Fisk
(m. 1844)
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James Noxon Lapum (July 1819 – July 26, 1879) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Erneston, Upper Canada (now Ontario), the son of Robert Lapum, he was a merchant and served as postmaster for Centreville for 20 years. In 1844, Lapum married Martha Fisk. He served as reeve for Camden Township for 7 years. Lapum opened a cheese factory in partnership with John Stewart Miller in 1870.

In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament for the riding of Addington. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1872.

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
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