Politicians
- James Thomson (Pittsburgh mayor) (1790–1876), 19th century US political figure
- James William Thomson (1828–1907), New Zealand politician
- James Thomson (Manitoba politician) (1854–??), politician in Manitoba, Canada
- James Francis Thomson (1891–1973), American politician from Michigan
- James M. Thomson (Virginia) (1924-2001) American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
- James C. Thomson, Jr. (1931–2002), American statesman, historian, journalist, and anti-Vietnam War activist
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