| James Mitchell | |
| Birth Date: | March 16, 1843 |
| Birth Place: | Scotch Settlement, York County, New Brunswick, British North America |
| Death Place: | St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Restingplace: | St. Stephen Rural Cemetery |
| Order: | 8th Premier of New Brunswick |
| Term Start: | July 17, 1896 |
| Term End: | October 29, 1897 |
| Predecessor: | Andrew George Blair |
| Successor: | Henry Emmerson |
| Lieutenant Governor: | John James Fraser Abner Reid McClelan |
| Office1: | MLA for Charlotte |
| Term Start1: | June 14, 1882 |
| Term End1: | December 15, 1897 |
| Successor1: | John Dewolfe Chipman |
| Alongside1: | John McAdam, James E. Lynott, William Douglas, George F. Hill, James Russell, George F. Hibbard, James O'Brien |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Children: | 1 daughter |
| Alma Mater: | Fredericton Collegiate School, University of New Brunswick |
| Occupation: | Lawyer and schoolteacher |
| Profession: | Politician |
James Mitchell (March 16, 1843 - December 15, 1897) was a politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to entering politics, Mitchell was a schoolteacher and a prominent lawyer in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
In 1882 he was elected to the provincial legislature as a Liberal MLA. Appointed to the Executive Council, he served as Surveyor-General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Receiver-General and Provincial Secretary.
Mitchell became the eighth premier of New Brunswick in 1896 but resigned in 1897 due to ill health and died shortly thereafter.
Mitchell is buried in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery in St. Stephen, with his wife Mary Ann (Ryder) and 2-year-old daughter, Christine.[1]