| James W. Knepper, Jr. | |
| Governor: | Dick Thornburgh |
| Term Start: | September 10, 1984[1] |
| Term End: | January 20, 1987 |
| Predecessor: | Barry Stern |
| Successor: | Harris Wofford |
| State House2: | Pennsylvania |
| District2: | 43rd |
| Term Start2: | January 3, 1971 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 1980 |
| Predecessor2: | George Haudenshield |
| Successor2: | Daniel Fleck |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation: | Publisher, politician |
James W. Knepper, Jr. (May 12, 1932 – May 30, 2016) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2] [3] He died of cancer in 2016 at the age of 84.[4]