James Dew Chaplin

The Hon.
James Dew Chaplin
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lincoln
In office
1917–1935
Preceded byEdward Arthur Lancaster
Succeeded byNorman Lockhart
Personal details
Born(1863-03-20)March 20, 1863
Toronto, Canada West
DiedAugust 23, 1937(1937-08-23) (aged 74)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
PartyConservative
RelationsAlexander Dew Chaplin, brother
ChildrenGordon Chaplin
Edna Anderson, Granddaughter
CabinetMinister of Trade and Commerce (1926)

James Dew Chaplin, PC (March 20, 1863 – August 23, 1937) was a Canadian politician.[1]

Born in Toronto, Canada West,[1] the son of William Lamont Chaplin and Harriet Dew,[2] Chaplin was educated at the Public Schools and St. Catharines Collegiate Institute. A manufacturer in St. Catharines, Ontario, he was president of the Chaplin Wheel Company, Canada Axe and Harvest Tool Company, and the Wallingford Manufacturing Company.[3] Chaplin served four years as a member of St. Catharines city council.[1]

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Lincoln in the 1917 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1926, and 1930. In 1926, he was the Minister of Trade and Commerce in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen.[1]

In 1888, Chaplin married Edna Elizabeth Burgess. He died in St. Catharines at the age of 74.[2]

His brother Alexander Dew, his son Gordon and his granddaughter Edna Anderson also served in the House of Commons.[1]

1917 Canadian federal election: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) James Dew Chaplin 9,335
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Edwin John Lovelace 3,816
1921 Canadian federal election: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Dew Chaplin 8,087
Labour Edwin John Lovelace 6,212
Progressive Arthur Adams Craise 3,066
1925 Canadian federal election: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Dew Chaplin 12,054
Liberal Hamilton Killally Woodruff 5,942
1926 Canadian federal election: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Dew Chaplin 11,475
Liberal Terrence Myles Mccarron 5,555
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Dew Chaplin 13,474
Liberal May Louise Greenwood 7,526

References

  1. ^ a b c d e James Dew Chaplin – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ "A cyclopædia of Canadian biography". Internet Archive. 14 April 2024.
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