James Beatty (April 27, 1816 – January 3, 1892) was a merchant, pioneer, farmer, trader, hotel owner, and territorial legislator.
He then moved to Fort Atkinson, Iowa where he worked as a government farmer for the Ho-Chunk Native Americans.
In 1848, Beatty moved to Sauk Rapids, Wisconsin Territory.
In 1852 and 1855, Beatty served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives.
Beatty died in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota at the age of 74.