Background
He was born in Taranaki to retired storekeeper William Lakeman and Martha Allen.
He was born in Taranaki to retired storekeeper William Lakeman and Martha Allen.
He arrived in New South Wales around 1867, and eventually settled in Hay, where he was an alderman and mayor. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balranald, serving until he was defeated in 1891. Lakeman died at Narrandera in 1910.