James 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 worked as a shipping agent and magistrate, and bred horses near Rooty Hill. On 7 June 1830 he married Rebecca Lawson, with whom he had six children. In 1837 he retired from his business interests and expanded his land, purchasing further property around and over the Liverpool Range. From 1851 to 1853 he was an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Bettington died at Plymouth in 1857.