James Franklin Fulbright (January 24, 1877 – April 5, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

He taught school in Cape Girardeau and Ripley Counties for several years.

He attended the Washington University School of Law, for a short time.

He was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Doniphan, Missouri, in 1904.

He was appointed and subsequently elected prosecuting attorney of Ripley County in 1906.