James McKay (July 12, 1862 – December 1, 1931) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.
[1] He was born at Fort Ellice in Rupert's Land, the son of William McKay and Mary Cook, and was educated there, in Westbourne and at St. John's College at the University of Manitoba.
While a law student, he served in C Company of the Winnipeg Rifles during the North-West Rebellion.
McKay was an unsuccessful candidate for the Saskatchewan (Provisional District) seat in the House of Commons in 1896, losing to Wilfrid Laurier, and also ran unsuccessfully in Prince Albert in 1908 before taking the seat in the 1911 federal election.
McKay resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1914 after he was named to the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan.