James Dixon Roman (August 11, 1809 – January 19, 1867) was an American politician.

[1] Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Roman attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham (now Nottingham, Pennsylvania).

He later moved to Cecil County, Maryland, and began to study law in Frederick.

He was also a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.

[3] Together, they were the parents of:[4] Roman died on January 19, 1867, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.