James Mills

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James Thomas Mills (born June 22, 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died February 15, 1997) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1963 to 1966.

Mills was educated at Immaculate Conception School and St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg, and worked as a merchant in Winnipeg after his graduation. He served as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from 1939 to 1945, and was active in the local rotary clubs and Knights of Columbus.

His election to the legislature occurred under unusual circumstances. In the 1962 provincial election, voting in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Kildonan was deferred until January 4, 1963. Mills was the Progressive Conservative candidate in this election, and defeated New Democratic Party incumbent A.J. Reid by a mere four votes. The Progressive Conservatives had already won a majority government in the rest of the province, and many Kildonan voters may have simply wanted a representative on the government side. Mills was a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin's government during his time in office.

Kildonan voted with the rest of the province in the 1966 election, and Mills lost to Peter Fox of the NDP by 636 votes. He did not seek a return to the legislature after this time.

Mills was also a city councillor, and a member of the Winnipeg election committee.