| Birth Date: | September 2, 1797 |
| Death Date: | Unknown |
| Office: | 3rd Secretary of State of Alabama |
| Term Start: | 1821 |
| Term End: | 1824 |
| Governor: | Israel Pickens |
| Predecessor: | Thomas A. Rodgers |
| Successor: | James I. Thornton |
James J. Pleasants served as the third Secretary of State of Alabama from 1821 to 1824.
He was married and had eight children,[1] including the author, Julia Pleasants Creswell.