James Barbour (June 10, 1775-June 7, 1842) was an American lawyer, a member and speaker of the Virginia house of delegates , the 19th Governor of Virginia, and United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828.

|- style="text-align: center;" | width="30%" |Preceded by:
Peyton Randolph | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Governor of Virginia
1812–1814 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Wilson Cary Nicholas