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