| Honorific-Prefix: | Mayor |
| James Cochrane | |
| Order: | 26th Mayor of Montreal |
| Term Start: | 1902 |
| Term End: | 1904 |
| Predecessor: | Raymond Préfontaine |
| Successor: | Hormidas Laporte |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 4 |
| Term Start2: | 1900 |
| Term End2: | 1905 |
| Successor2: | George Washington Stephens Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Profession: | General contractor |
James Cochrane (15 September 1852 - 28 May 1905) was a Canadian construction contractor and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1902 and 1904.
Cochrane was educated at the British Canadian School and Collegiate College, then began a career in construction-related activity. He was also a Canadian soldier deployed to fight the North-West Rebellion in 1885.
Besides his term as Mayor, Cochrane also served in provincial politics winning the Montréal division no. 4 riding in the 1900 and 1904 Quebec elections. He served in the 10th Legislative Assembly of Quebec concurrent with his service as Montreal Mayor. He was re-elected to a second provincial term in the 11th Assembly, but died in office at Montreal on 28 May 1905.