James Archbald (1793–1870) was a Scottish-American railroad executive and politician. After immigrating to the United States with his family in 1805, he later was elected as Pennsylvania state representative and as the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
- Occupation
- politician, train driver
- Position held
- member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1793
- Died
- 1870