James John Aloysious Gallagher (September 19, 1927 – February 5, 1992) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1958, defeating incumbent A. Patrick Brennan.
He helped pass the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and served as its board chair from 1981 to 1986.
[1][3] Gallagher was a member of the board of trustees in Bucks County Community College.
He was an executive of Bristol Township from 1991 to 1992,[1] first treasurer of the Bucks County Free Library and director of the Livengrin Foundation.
[citation needed] He was a communicant of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Levittown.