James Crocket Wilson (July 19, 1841 – October 8, 1899) was a Canadian businessman and politician in the province of Quebec.
In 1862, he became a clerk in a bookstore in Belleville, Upper Canada and soon worked in press agency at Toronto.
He married Jeanie Kilgour in 1865 and moved back to Montreal with her in 1867 where he was employed as a cashier and bookkeeper for a paper manufacturer.
The mill proved to be very successful and was expanded to become one of the largest paper factories in Canada.
Politically, he was elected to the Montreal City Council in 1880 and was re-elected by acclamation in 1883.