James Jopp (1722–1794) was a Scottish merchant who served as Provost of Aberdeen for five non-consecutive periods.
He was born in Insch north-west of Aberdeen, on 15 April 1722, the son of Andrew Jopp (1675-1742), a tailor and merchant, and his wife Janet Innes.
[1] He moved to Aberdeen around 1745 and made a fortune as a wine and cloth merchant.
[1] On 23 August 1773, midway through his second period in office, in his capacity as Provost, he met Dr Samuel Johnson and his travelling companion, James Boswell and presented Johnson with the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.
In 1786 he was elected Provost for the fifth time but stood down in 1787 before the end of the standard two years in office, due to ill-health.