James Handasyd Perkins (January 11, 1876 – July 12, 1940) was an American banker who was chairman of National City Bank until his death in 1940.
He moved to American Trust Company in Boston and then to National Commercial Bank in Albany, New York, where he was president in 1912 and 1914 when he moved to National City Bank as a vice president.
In 1921, he was elected president of Farmers' Loan and Trust Company.
In attempts to keep the bank afloat during the Great Depression par value was cut by 40 percent and $50 million in preferred stock was sold to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
[1] He died of a heart attack while still chairman shortly after having dinner with Arthur M. Anderson in Mount Kisco, New York.