J. M. Causey

James M. Causey (March 28, 1882 - January 26, 1960) was an American accountant and state official. He was the 30th State Auditor of Mississippi, serving from 1940 to 1944.

Early life James M. Causey was born on March 28, 1882, in Mississippi. He was the eldest of ten children of William I. Causey, a farmer and state senator, and Hattie McLain Causey (died 1941). He worked as an auditor with the Self & Co. company at Marks from 1913 to 1919. In 1919, he was elected chancery clerk of Quitman County, He briefly worked as a public accountant in 1928. Causey received 153,580 votes, while Barnett received 134,650. Causey won the general election on November 7, 1939, and was inaugurated for the 1940–1944 term. He also appointed Mrs. R. D. Childress clerk and W. J. Hubbard field auditor. He had been ill for one month. and Alice Dean, who married N. W. Carr; and two sons: James Maurice Causey Jr. and Ralph T. Causey.