James Garland (13 August 1813 – 17 November 1904) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.
He was mentored by two Presbyterian clergymen and through their sponsorship he was educated at King's College, Aberdeen.
Garland purchased an army commission and was transferred with the 28th Regiment to New South Wales in 1836.
With Edward Bingham he established a stock and station agency in Tamworth but was bankrupted through this endeavour in 1861.
[1][2] Garland was elected to the first New South Wales Legislative Assembly convened after the establishment of responsible self-government in 1856.