James Alfred Dunn Podd (March 16, 1855 – December 23, 1886) was a leading Baptist preacher in Chicago, Illinois.
Upon completion, he returned to the West Indies where he received a government appointment in the department of education.
When his mother died, he felt called to another path and moved to Canada, where he entered the ministry of the British Methodist Episcopal Church.
[1] In December 1881 he was asked by Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago to succeed Richard DeBaptiste as its pastor, and he moved on February 1, 1882.
[1] His health failed in 1886 and he spent some time on the East Coast hopeful that the sea air would help him recover.