James Daniel Gillies (December 10, 1856[1] – January 20, 1930) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba.
He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Angus Gillies, and educated in Summerside.
Gillies was chairman of the Board of School Trustees from 1883 to 1884, also serving as mayor and as warden of Minnedosa County in 1885.
[1] In 1901, he was serving as an agent of the Manitoba government in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
[2] Gillies died in Victoria, British Columbia on January 20, 1930.