James E. Dabler (July 26, 1854 – October 5, 1922) was an American politician and businessman.
Dabler was born in Wabash, Indiana. He moved with his parents to a farm, in Princeton, Illinois. Dabler went to the Princeton public schools. He worked for a furniture manufacturing company and then sold hardware and farm machinery in Princeton. Dabler served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1905 and 1906 and was a Democrat. Dabler died at a hospital in Princeton, Illinois from typhoid fever.'Illinois Blue Book 1905-1906,' Biographical Sketch of James E. Dabler, pg. 290-291'Prominent Citizen Is Laid To Rest,' Bureau County Tribune (Princeton, Illinois), October 20, 1922, pg. 2'Past and Present of Bureau County Together With Biographical Sketches,' George B. Harrington, The Pioneer Company; Chicago, Illinois, 1906, Biographical Sketch of James E. Dabler, pg. 195-196
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