James Peterkin Alexander (June 27, 1835 – April 16, 1912[1]) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Manitoba.
He represented Turtle Mountain from 1881 to 1883 and Souris from 1886 to 1888 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.
He was a magistrate and coroner for the province and served as registrar of deeds for Souris County from 1883 to 1886.
He later was editor of the Deloraine Advertiser and registrar for the Boissevain land title office.
[2] Alexander died April 16, 1912, in a barber's chair of a heart attack after hearing of his friend John Hugo Ross's death on the Titanic.