| Office: | Senator |
| Term Start: | 11 December 1922 |
| Term End: | 29 May 1936 |
| Birth Date: | c. 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Relatives: | John McKean (brother) |
James Joseph MacKean (c. 1864 – 19 September 1936)[1] was an Irish politician. He was a Cumann na nGaedheal member of the Free State Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1936.[2] He was first elected to the Seanad in 1922 for 9 years and was re-elected in 1931 for 9 years.[2] He served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.[2]
His brother John McKean was an MP for South Monaghan from 1902 to 1918.[3]