Politicians
- James Douglas Stoddart Douglas, MP for Rochester
- James Douglas (British MP) (died 1751), British Member of Parliament for Malmesbury and St. Mawes
- James Lester Douglas (1881–1950), Canadian member of Parliament for Queen's, Prince Edward Island
- James McCrie Douglas (1867–1950), politician in Alberta, Canada and former mayor of Edmonton
- James Moffat Douglas (1839–1920), Canadian member of Parliament and Senator from Saskatchewan
- James G. Douglas (1887–1954), supporter of Michael Collins, architect of Irish Free State Constitution, member of Irish Senate
- Jim Douglas (born 1951), governor of Vermont
- Sir James Douglas (governor) (1803–1877), governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia; head of Hudson's Bay Company operations in the Columbia District
- James Douglas (British Army officer) (1785–1862), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
- James Robson Douglas (1876–1934), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
- James W. Douglas (1851–1883), political figure in British Columbia
- James Postell Douglas (1836–1901), soldier, politician, and businessman in the state of Texas
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