James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown (1700 – 12 January 1770) was an Irish politician.
Courtown was the son of James Stopford, of Courtown, County Wexford, who represented County Wexford in the Irish House of Commons, and his wife Frances (née Jones). He succeeded his father as member of parliament for County Wexford in 1721, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented Fethard (County Wexford) from 1727 to 1758. In 1756, he was appointed High Sheriff of Wexford. In 1758, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Courtown, of Courtown in the County of Wexford. Four years later he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Stopford and Earl of Courtown, in the County of Wexford, also in the Peerage of Ireland.