James Wheelock Ripley (March 12, 1786 – June 17, 1835) was an American attorney and Jacksonian politician.
He attended the common schools and Fryeburg Academy, studied law and was admitted to the bar.
[1] He began the practice of law in Fryeburg, Maine, (which was a part of Massachusetts until 1820).
[2] He was elected from Maine to the Nineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Enoch Lincoln.
After leaving Congress, Ripley resumed the practice of law and was a collector of customs for the district of Passamaquoddy, Maine, from December 16, 1830, until his death in Fryeburg on June 17, 1835.