| Term Start: | November 16, 1907 |
| Term End: | January 1911 |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Office2: | Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 11th district |
| Term Start2: | 1905 |
| Term End2: | November 16, 1907 |
| Successor2: | Position disestablished (replaced by Oklahoma Senate) |
| Birth Date: | 1868-1869 |
| Death Date: | (aged 58) |
| Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
James A. Menefee was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Treasurer from 1907 to 1911. Menefee was active in politics in both Oklahoma Territory and later Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma Territorial Senate in 1905 and was the first treasurer of the Oklahoma Democratic Party after Oklahoma statehood.
James A. Menefee moved to Caddo County in Oklahoma Territory where he worked as a banker.[1] He also served as a territorial senator for the 11th district of the Oklahoma Territory Legislature from 1905 to statehood. In 1907 he was elected the first Oklahoma State Treasurer and served until 1911.[2] He was also the first treasurer of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. In 1918, he was the campaign manager for James B. A. Robertson's successful gubernatorial campaign. He died on February 19, 1927, of heart disease in Oklahoma City.[3]