James Gardiner the younger (1689 – 24 March 1732) was an Anglican sub-dean of Lincoln, England, as well as a writer and translator.
He died at Lincoln, 24 March 1731–2, and was buried in the retrochoir of the cathedral, by the side of his father.
His monument bears a very lengthy epitaph, which describes him as a man of great suavity of disposition and beneficence, a cultured and popular preacher, and of some success as an author.
He translated René Rapin's Of Gardens in 1706, the frontispice of this edition shows his portrait by John Verelst in the age of 25 and dated 1704.
In 1713 Gardiner published two original works, both of which went to a second edition: The Duty of Peace amongst Members of the same State.