James E. Fitzpatrick (July 9, 1908 – February 28, 1967) was an American politician who served as the 32nd mayor of Burlington, Vermont.

[3] On January 4, 1946, he was given the Democratic nomination for Ward Four's alderman seat and was elected without opposition.

[9] During his tenure he and the board of alderman signed a petition asking President Eisenhower to review the order that would close the Ethan Allen Air Force Base.

[12] On June 24, 1964, he won the endorsement of the Chittenden County Democratic Committee to succeed John J. Burns as postmaster of Burlington, but never took the civil service examine and on August 25, 1965, announced that he would not accept the congressional appointment to the postmaster office.

[13][14] In 1967 he talked about the possibility of him returning to the board of aldermen, but on February 28, 1967, he suffered a heart attack and died.