| James Monroe Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Wilkes County, Georgia, United States |
| Death Place: | Smithonia, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation: | Planter, legislator |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Office1: | Member of the Georgia State Senate |
| Term Start1: | 1884 |
| Term End1: | 1884 |
| Office2: | Member of the Georgia House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 1876 |
| Term End2: | 1881 |
| Constituency2: | Oglethorpe County |
James Monroe Smith (September 18, 1839 – December 11, 1915) was a millionaire planter and state legislator in Georgia, U.S.
James Monroe Smith was born near Washington, Georgia on September 18, 1839.[1] His plantation, Smithonia, covered square miles.[2] His property included a railroad to connect his farm with the Georgia Railroad.[2] He served in the Georgia State Legislature's house and senate and ran for governor in 1906 but did not win.[2] He was a bachelor.[2] He died on his plantation in Colbert, Georgia on December 11, 1915.[1] [2] After his death his estate was vigorously disputed.[2]