James Somerville (June 7, 1834 – May 24, 1916) was an Ontario journalist, newspaper editor and political figure.

He was born in Dundas, Upper Canada in 1834 and educated there and in Simcoe.

In 1858, he returned to Dundas, where he established the True Banner.

Somerville served as mayor of Dundas in 1874 and was warden for Wentworth County.

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