James Gould (c. 1625–1707) of Dorchester, Dorset was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1677 and 1695.
Gould was the son of James Gould of Dorchester and his wife Margery Savage, daughter of George Savage of Bloxworth His father was a wealthy woollen merchant in Dorchester and MP for the town.
In 1679, he stood down from his parliamentary seat in favour of his cousin Nicholas Gould, but was again elected MP for Dorchester in 1680 after Sir Francis Holles succeeded to the peerage.
He was proposed as a court candidate at Poole in 1688 but failed to win a seat.
Their only child, a daughter Mary married firstly Charles Churchill and secondly Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon.