James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown (1700 – 12 January 1770) was an Irish politician.
Courtown was the son of James Stopford, of Courtown, County Wexford, who represented County Wexford in the Irish House of Commons, and his wife Frances (née Jones).
Four years later he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Stopford and Earl of Courtown, in the County of Wexford, also in the Peerage of Ireland.
He died in January 1770 and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, James, who became a prominent Tory politician.
Lady Courtown survived her husband by 18 years and died in September 1788.