James Turner (March 31, 1826 – October 10, 1889) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in Ontario.
He sat for Ontario division in the Senate of Canada from 1884 to 1889.
[1] He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of John Turner and Catherine Mitchell, was educated there and came to Canada in 1848, settling in Hamilton.
He was a wholesale grocer, vice-president of the Bank of Hamilton and a director of the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway.
[2] Turner died in office at the age of 63.