James S. Golden

James Stephen Golden, Sr.
U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 8th congressional district (since disbanded)
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Joe B. Bates
Succeeded by	Eugene Siler
U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 9th congressional district
Preceded by	William Lewis
Succeeded by	District disbanded
Born	September 20, 1891 Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky
Died	September 6, 1971 (aged 79) Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky
Resting place	Pineville Memorial Cemetery in Pineville
Political party	Republican
Children	Dr. James S. Golden, Jr. (1922-1998) Father: Benjamin Bristow Golden (1868-1942)
Residence	Barbourville, Kentucky
Alma mater	Union College University of Kentucky University of Michigan Law School
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Christian

James Stephen Golden, Sr. (September 20, 1891 – September 6, 1971) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th and 9th congressional districts in his native Kentucky, both of which were disbanded because of population losses.

Born in Barbourville in Knox County, he attended high school at Union College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912 from the University of Kentucky at Lexington. In 1916, he earned his law degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor]]. That same year, he was admitted to the bar and established his practice in Barbourville.

In 1918, Golden was elected county attorney in Knox County, a post that he filled until 1922. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, which nominated Moderate Republican Dwight Eisenhower over the more conservative U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft.

Golden served in Congress from 1949 to 1955. He did not seek re-nomination in 1954 and was succeeded by the conservative Eugene Siler. He then resumed his law practice. He died in Pineville, Kentucky, and is interred there at Pineville Memorial Cemetery.