Sir James Davidson Gordon KCSI (1835–1889) was a British civil servant and administrator who served as the Chief Commissioner to Mysore and Coorg from 1878 to 1881 and as the Chief Commissioner of Coorg up to 1883.
Gordon joined the Bengal Civil Service in 1854 and served as Private Secretary to the Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1866 to 1873.
Due to his previous experience as guardian to the Maharajah, Gordon was hopeful of restoring him to the throne.
Gordon's status was altered to that of Resident or the British representative in the princely state.
Gordon, however, continued to remain Chief Commissioner of Coorg till his retirement from the civil service in 1883.