James Alexander Whitebone (May 31, 1894 – February 17, 1970) was a Canadian trade unionist and municipal politician who served for 32 years as the president of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, for which he was nicknamed New Brunswick's "Mr. Labour".

He additionally served as the mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick from September to October 1960.

[1] He was educated within public schools in Saint John, after which he worked as a theatrical technician.

[3] He ran for the next mayoral election on October 17, 1960; among the topics he platformed himself on included supporting the amalgamation of Saint John with Lancaster and Simonds.

[6] On February 17, 1970, Whitebone died at the Saint John General Hospital at the age of 75.