James Dalton (died 1601) was an English politician. He was a #Member (MP) of the #ParliamentOfEngland for #Saltash in 1563, 1571 and 1572, #Lostwithiel in 1584 and 1586, and for #Preston in 1593. He married Mary Rolle, a daughter of #GeorgeRolle (d. 1553), MP, of #Stevenstone in Devon.