James Harington or Harrington may refer to:Sir James Harrington, 15th century MP for Lancashire James Harrington (priest), dean of York Sir James Harington (lawyer), English public servant James Harrington, lord mayor of York in 1560 James Harrington (author) (1611–1677), sometimes spelled Harington, English political philosopher, known for Oceana James Harrington (1664–1693), lawyer and poet James Harrington, American politician who ran in the 2000 US House of Representatives elections in Georgia James Harrington, former mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts James "Jim" C. Harrington, Texas civil rights lawyer