James Fell (October 15, 1821[1] – December 8, 1890[2]) was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia.
He was born at Muncaster Head, Cumberland and apprenticed in the grocery business.
He was employed in London and then in Liverpool, where he later established a tea wholesale business.
Around 1858, he went to Victoria, where he established a spice and coffee business in partnership with John Finlayson.
Fell helped establish the first Mechanics' Institute in Victoria and served as a trustee of the Royal Jubilee Hospital.