James Phinney Munroe | |
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| Born | June 3, 1862 Lexington, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 2, 1929 (aged 66) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, businessman |
James Phinney Munroe (June 3, 1862 – February 2, 1929) was an American author, businessman, professor and genealogist of the Clan Munro. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1882, although remained active in the affairs of the school. He published a number of mostly scholarly works. He was the father-in-law of Frederic Lansing Day who married his daughter Katharine. Munroe, who lived in Lexington, Massachusetts, was a president of the Lexington Historical Society and Treasurer and President of the Munroe Felt and Paper Company. He edited the second edition of Charles Hudson's History of Lexington.