Earl James Butler
- Born: 1305, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
- Marriage: Eleanor de Bohun in 1327 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
- Died: 17 February 1338, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland aged 33
 General Notes:
Upon his father's death in 1321, the only hereditary title that James held was that of Chief Butler Of Ireland. As the 7th Chief Butler, he inherited the title from his ancestor Theobald Fitzwalter whose successors adopted the surname Butler. A gap of 7 years was to follow before James in 1328 was created him 1st Earl of Ormonde by Edward III and was rewarded for his loyalty to the Crown with an earldom in his own right.
Noted events in his life were:
• Marriage: to Eleanor de Bohun, 1327, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland.
James married Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Sir Humprey de Bohun and Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet, in 1327 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland. (Eleanor de Bohun was born on 17 October 1304 in Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire and died on 7 October 1363 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland.)
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