| Birthname: | Benjamin Oliver James |
| Birth Date: | June 4, 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Goochland, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Office: | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia |
| Governor: | Claude A. Swanson William Hodges Mann Henry C. Stuart Westmoreland Davis E. Lee Trinkle Harry F. Byrd |
| Term Start: | October 22, 1909 |
| Term End: | April 26, 1927 |
| Preceded: | David Q. Eggleston |
| Succeeded: | Martin A. Hutchinson |
| Office1: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Goochland County |
| Term Start1: | December 2, 1891 |
| Term End1: | December 6, 1893 |
| Predecessor1: | John H. Vanmater |
| Successor1: | William B. W. Brooking |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | Hampden–Sydney College Washington and Lee University |
| Spouse: | Mary Evelyn Kean |
Benjamin Oliver James (June 4, 1852 – April 26, 1927) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia under 6 governors.[1]