James Hamilton "Ham" Dowling (November 12, 1895 – January 28, 1986) was an American college football player and once chief engineer of the Florida State Highway Commission.

[2] He was a member of the ANAK Society and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Dowling was a member of Georgia Tech's first national championship team in 1917, which outscored opponents 491 to 17.

He was once appointed chief engineer of the Florida State Highway Commission in 1933, and served in that capacity until 1946.

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