James Maxwell Joass

James Maxwell Joass (1830–1914) was a Scottish minister remembered as a geologist, archaeologist and antiquarian.

[1] He was born in Tain, Ross-shire on 8 April 1830, the eldest son of John Joass, a guard on the Inverness to Aberdeen mail coach.

He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy and Inverness Grammar School then studied Divinity at King's College, Aberdeen and graduated MA in March 1850.

[2] He worked as a tutor to the children of Mr Scott of Tullich in Lochcarron whilst awaiting a position.

He was ordained as the Church of Scotland minister for Edderton in November 1859.