| James R. Barkley | |
| State Senate: | Iowa |
| Term Start: | January 8, 1945 |
| Term End: | July 26, 1948 |
| District: | 3rd |
| Preceded: | Dewey Goode |
| Succeeded: | D. Sherman West |
| Birth Name: | James Robert Barkley |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Davis County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Moulton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
James Robert Barkley (February 13, 1869 – July 26, 1948) was an American politician from the state of Iowa.[1]
Barkley was born in Davis County, Iowa in 1869. He served as a Republican in the Iowa Senate from January 8, 1945, until his death in Moulton on July 26, 1948. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery in Moulton, Iowa.[2]