The Ven. James Strange Butson (10 February 1778 – 29 January 1845) was an Irish Anglican priest.National Archives

Butson was the son of Bishop Christopher Butson.The Times, Saturday, 26 March 1836; pg. 5; Issue 16061; col A He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He was the Prebendary of Kilconnell in Clonfert Cathedral from 1809 until 1812; Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4 Cotton, H. p187 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 and Archdeacon of Clonfert from 1812 until his death.Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4 Cotton, H. p182 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878

His son was himself Archdeacon of Clonfert, then Dean of Kilmacduagh.

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