James Alfred Davidson, OBE, (22 March 1921 – May 2004), was a British naval commander and diplomat.
During the Second World War James Davidson served in every theatre of the war at sea.
When peace came, he joined the Commonwealth Relations Office, and after working in Cambodia as the Khmer Rouge took over, he held high posts in Brunei, Bangladesh and the British Virgin Islands.
Turning to the law after his retirement from the Diplomatic Service, he had a third career with the Pensions appeal tribunal.