James Henry Maclafferty (February 27, 1871 – June 9, 1937) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1922 to 1925.

He returned to the Pacific coast in 1900 and settled in Oakland, California.

MacLafferty was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John A. Elston.

He died in Oakland, California, June 9, 1937, and the remains were cremated.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress