James Bruton Gambrell (1841–1921) was an American Confederate veteran, Southern Baptist minister, editor and university president.

James Burton Gambrell was born on August 21, 1841, in Anderson County, South Carolina.

[1] During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Gambrell served in the Confederate States Army.

[3] He was the chair of Christian Ethics and Ecclesiology at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1912 to 1914.

[1][2] His funeral was held at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, and it was conducted by George Washington Truett.