James Daniel Gillies (December 10, 1856 – January 20, 1930) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Minnedosa East from 1886 to 1888 and Minnedosa from 1888 to 1892 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative. In 1901, he was serving as an agent of the Manitoba government in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Gillies died in Victoria, British Columbia on January 20, 1930.