James Beatty (Minnesota pioneer)

James Beatty (April 27, 1816 – January 3, 1892) was a merchant, pioneer, farmer, trader, hotel owner, and territorial legislator.

Born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Beatty moved to Cass County, Michigan Territory, in 1831. He then moved to Fort Atkinson, Iowa where he worked as a government farmer for the Ho-Chunk Native Americans. In 1848, Beatty moved to Sauk Rapids, Wisconsin Territory. He was a trader, farmer, merchant, and hotel owner. In 1852 and 1855, Beatty served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives. Beatty died in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota at the age of 74.