| James White | |
| Order: | Maine State Treasurer |
| Term Start: | 1842 |
| Term End: | 1847 |
| Governor: | John Fairfield Edward Kavanagh David Dunn John W. Dana Hugh J. Anderson |
| Predecessor: | Sanford Kingsbury |
| Successor: | Moses Macdonald |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1792 |
| Death Place: | Belfast, Maine |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democratic |
James White (September 2, 1792 – December 24, 1870)[1] was an American attorney and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Maine. He served as Maine State Treasurer from 1842 to 1847.
White was born in Chester, New Hampshire to Col. William White and Elizabeth Mitchell.[2] In 1818 he graduated from Dartmouth College and moved to Belfast, Maine to study law.
White served as Maine State Treasurer from 1842 to 1847 and ran for Congress in 1862 and 1864.