James Augustine Cunneen (22 February 1826 – 19 April 1889) was an Australian politician. He was born at Mulgrave to pastoralist John Cunneen and Mary Flanagan. He was educated at Windsor and became a farmer and pastoralist. After leaving politics he became a land agent, but found little success. Cunneen died after falling down a flight of stairs at his Paddington home in 1889 (aged 63).