James Davidson Geddes (c. 1844 – March 30, 1895) was a Canadian accountant, rancher and politician who served a term in the Northwest Territories Legislature.
Geddes, originally from the United States,[1] lived in Galt, Ontario and worked as an accountant for the Merchants Bank.
[2] He married his wife, Eliza Fanning at the Trinity Church in Galt on June 12, 1866.
Geddes ran for public office to a seat on the North-West Legislative Council in a by-election held on June 28, 1884.
Geddes defeated James Oswald in a hotly contested election, when emotions were inflamed by the Nor'Wester newspaper, newly started in Calgary.