James Timothy Pratt (December 14, 1802 – April 11, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in Cromwell, Connecticut, Pratt attended the common schools.

Pratt then served as adjutant general in 1846, retiring from mercantile pursuits and settled in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Pratt served as member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress