James H. Tripp (January 17, 1832 – October 7, 1917) was an American banker, businessman, and politician from New York.

[1][2] After graduating from Cortland Academy, Tripp spent the next five years teaching in the winter, working on his father's farm in the summer.

[3] In the 1850s, he moved to Marathon, where he worked as a clerk in the general store Peck & Adams.

When the partnership was dissolved in 1862, he began working as a cashier H. J. Messenger's banking house.

[2][3][4] In 1891, Tripp was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Cortland County.