James August Smith (1841–1928) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh in Scotland from 1900 to 1928.Born in Edinburgh on 18 October 1841 he was ordained a priest on 31 March 1866. He was appointed the Bishop of Dunkeld by the Holy See on 14 August 1890 and consecrated to the Episcopate on 28 October 1890.