Lieutenant-Colonel Cuthbert James CBE MP (29 February 1872 – 21 July 1930) was a British soldier and Conservative politician. James was born in London, the second son of Walter James, 2nd Baron Northbourne, and his wife Edith Emmeline Mary (née Lane), niece of William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot. James was educated at Harrow School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He represented Bromley in the House of Commons from 1919 until his death.