James Brindley Bettington

James Brindley Bettington (1796 – 2 August 1857) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in Bristol to John Bettington; he was a grandson of engineer James Brindley. He was a general merchant in London before migrating to Sydney in 1827. He ran sheep studs and also ran a wool brokers' firm. He was a shipowner, a shipping agent and magistrate, and bred horses near Rooty Hill. Among the ships he owned, or part-owned, were two whaling vessels.

Soon after he set up his business he became magistrate and joined the Agricultural and Horticultural Society. On 7 June 1830 he married Rebecca Lawson, with whom he had six children. A few years later the couple decided to move near Bathhurst to closer to Rebecca's father William Lawson In 1830 he won the Produce Stakes and 1831 won the Agricultural Show award for the best colonial-bred horse.