James A. Clift

{{short description|Newfoundland politician (1857–1923)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James A. Clift

| image = James Augustus Clift.png

| alt =

| caption =

| constituency_AM1 = Twillingate

| alongside1 =
Robert Bond (1900–14)
George Roberts (1900–13)
Walter Jennings (1913–19)
William Coaker (1914–19)

| assembly1 = Newfoundland House of

| majority1 =

| term_start1 = {{start date|1900|11|08}}

| term_end1 = {{end date|1919|11|03}}

| predecessor1 = Donald Browning
Alan Goodridge

| successor1 = George Jones
Solomon Samson

| constituency_AM2 = Port de Grave

| assembly2 = Newfoundland House of

| majority2 =

| term_start2 = {{start date|1889|11|06}}

| term_end2 = {{end date|1893|11|06}}

| predecessor2 = George A. Hutchings

| successor2 = Charles Dawe

| birth_name = James Augustus Clift

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1857|12|22}}

| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1923|02|08|1857|12|22}}

| death_place = St. John's, Newfoundland

| resting_place =

| occupation = Lawyer

| spouse = {{Marriage|Agnes Paterson|1891}}

| children =

| awards =

| education =

| party = Liberal

}}

James Augustus Clift, {{postnominals|country=CAN|size=100%|sep=,|CBE|KC}} (December 22, 1857 – February 8, 1923) was a lawyer, insurance agent and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave from 1889 to 1893 and Twillingate from 1900 to 1919 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal.