James Gear (c. 1839 – 5 April 1911) was a New Zealand butcher, farmer and businessman.
In 1891 he was made patron of the Wellington United Butchers' Association in appreciation of his work and efforts to help others in the trade.
Gear's health declined as he got older, possibly as a result of a back injury sustained as a young man.
He needed a wheelchair and couldn't cope with his noisy family, so he had built an annex next to his home which was connected to the main house by a ramp.
[3] Gear died at home in 1911 and was buried at Porirua Cemetery.