James Bane (or Ben or Bennet) (died 1332) was Bishop of St. Andrews for a brief period in the early 14th century. In his earlier career, James had been a canon of Aberdeen and prebendary of Cruden. James rose to the position of Archdeacon of St. Andrews, one of the most senior positions within the diocese. He was appointed one of the ambassadors to France along with Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, Robert Keith the Marischal of Scotland, Adam de Moravia and Walter de Twynham in 1326 to renew the Auld Alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Corbeil (1326). Ten days after the death of Bishop William de Lamberton in 1328, the chapter held an election to fill the vacancy. James, although absent at the court of Pope John XXII at Avignon, stood against Alexander de Kyninmonth, Archdeacon of Lothian, and won. However, before news of his victory reached Avignon, Pope John, who had previous...
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