James Francis ("Jimmy") Redington (4 October 1872 – 10 February 1962) was Mayor of Galway from 1960 to 1961, the sixth since Restoration of Office. Redington was born on Prospect Hill, just outside the old medieval city, the youngest of six. With both of his parents dead by 1880, he lived with his grandparents at Knockdoe for a time. He was secretary of the Galway branch of the Gaelic League in 1896. Politically he followed Parnell and John Redmond. He was a founder member of the Connacht Tribune and a member of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).