| James Rowell | |
| Senator for South Australia | |
| Term Start: | 24 May 1917 |
| Term End: | 30 June 1923 |
| Predecessor: | William Story |
| Birth Date: | 1851 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, England |
| Death Place: | Lockleys, South Australia |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Party: | Nationalist (1917–22) Liberal (1922–23) |
| Occupation: | Horticulturalist |
| Allegiance: | Australia |
| Branch: | South Australian Military Force Citizens Military Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1877–1910 1915–1917 |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Commands: | South Australian Brigade 4th Imperial Bushmen |
| Battles: | Second Boer War First World War |
| Mawards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Volunteer Officers' Decoration |
| Relations: | Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Rowell (son) |
Colonel James Rowell (20 January 1851 – 6 July 1940) was an English-born Australian politician, soldier and horticulturalist. Born in Cambridge, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in state schools. He served in the military 1877–1917 before becoming aide-de-camp to the Governor-General. He was a horticulturalist, and served on West Torrens Council. In 1917, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for South Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of William Story, who was contesting the House of Representatives. He contested the 1922 election as a candidate for the Liberal Party, which was a group of disaffected Nationalists opposed to the leadership of Prime Minister Billy Hughes; he was defeated. Rowell died in 1940.[1] [2] [3]