James Dallas Yeomans (April 21, 1845 – October 31, 1906) was an American politician and railway executive, who served from 1894 to 1905 as a commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Born in Bennington, New York, and educated there, Yeomans worked as a railwayman from age 17, rising to the position of general superintendent.
He became head of a manufacturer's association, and was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland.
He then went to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and worked on railroads for the Federal Government for the remainder of the American Civil War.
He was reappointed by President McKinley on January 6, 1899, for a full term ending December 31, 1904, and was confirmed the following day.