Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet
- Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet
Sir James Porter Corry, 1st Baronet (8 September 1826 – 28 November 1891) was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1874 to 1885 and an Irish Unionist Alliance MP from 1886 until his death.
He wa first elected to Parliament for the Irish constituency of Belfast in the 1874 general election. The constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election. On 15 September 1885 he was created a baronet, of Dunraven, Antrim.
On 1 February 1886 he became the MP for Mid Armagh in a by-election following the death of John McKane. In July 1886, he joined the Irish Unionist Alliance and stood for subsequent elections for this party. He died, in office, in 1891 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son William.
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