| James Foster | |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1786 |
| Birth Place: | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States |
| Death Place: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States |
| Portals: | movement |
| Position Or Quorum1: | First Seven Presidents of the Seventy |
| Called By1: | Joseph Smith |
James Foster (April 1, 1786 – December 12, 1846)[1] was an early Latter Day Saint leader and one of the early presidents of the Seventy. He took the place of Leonard Rich as one of the seven presidents.[2]
Foster was involved in pioneer work in Missouri before the Later Day Saints were expelled from the area; and he later settled in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he died.[3]