Sir James Alexander Lindsay, KCMG (25 August 1815 – 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer, Conservative Party politician, and member of Clan Lindsay.

Educated at Eton, Lindsay was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 16 March 1832.

[1] He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan at a by-election in October 1845, and held the seat until he was defeated at the 1857 general election.

[2] Promoted lieutenant colonel in 1860, he was commanding the Brigade of Guards in London in 1861.

[1] During this period, in March 1866, he resigned from Parliament by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.