James Simpson (Bible Christian)

The Reverend James Simpson
Portrait of Simpson from Charles W. Forward's Fifty Years of Food Reform (1898)
Born	(1812-07-09)9 July 1812 Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Died	3 September 1859(1859-09-03) (aged 47) Accrington, Lancashire, England
Burial place	St James' Church, Church Kirk, Lancashire, England
Occupation(s)	Deacon, activist
Known for	Vegetarianism activism
Title	President of the Vegetarian Society
Term	1847–1849
Successor	William Harvey[1]
Spouse	Hannah Harvey ​ (m. 1843)​
Children	2

James Simpson (9 July 1812 – 3 September 1859) was a Bible Christian deacon and activist for a number of causes. He was active in the vegetarianism, temperance, anti-tobacco, anti-Corn Law and peace movements. Simpson co-founded and served as the first President of the Vegetarian Society.