James Wilson (6 December 1865 – 14 April 1927) was a New Zealand-born Australian politician.
He was born at Akaroa to shipwright John Newbegin Wilson and Marjorie, née Bow.
He was educated locally and raised on a farm, marrying Jeannie Geraty on 3 December 1888 at Christchurch, with whom he had six children.
He spent seventeen years from about 1885 in the Salvation Army and was appointed in charge of the Melbourne training home.
In 1920 he resigned the ministry and was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Progressive member for Western Suburbs.