| J. Henry Tate | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 4th |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1876 |
| Term End: | January 7, 1878 |
| Predecessor: | Adelbert Bleekman |
| Successor: | George W. Swain |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Vernon 2nd |
| Term Start1: | January 6, 1873 |
| Term End1: | January 5, 1874 |
| Predecessor1: | Henry A. Chase |
| Successor1: | Edgar Eno |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Landgrove, Vermont, U.S. |
| Death Place: | St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Viroqua Cemetery, |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Rank: | 1st Lieutenant, USV |
| Unit: | 2nd Reg. R.I. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
James Henry Tate (March 5, 1830April 18, 1918)[1] was an American merchant, farmer, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1876 & 1877) and representing Vernon County.
Born in Landgrove, Vermont, where he was raised on his family's farm, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1847 where he was a clerk. In 1849, he moved to California and then back to Boston. In 1860, Tate moved to Rhode Island. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry and was a commissary sergeant. Then, in 1865, Tate settled in Viroqua, Wisconsin, where he owned a store. He also owned another store in Cashton, Wisconsin. Tate served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican and then served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1876 and 1877.[2] [3]