James Xavier de la Mekers (Brussels April 2 1846 - Train Village May 9 1887) was a Lovian local politician and the first Mayor of Train Village from 1880 through 1887. He is often seen as the founder of Train Village. Train Village was founded as a small train depot with a few houses and shops for the workers at the depot. The founder and mayor James Xavier de la Mekers helped build up the town into a small village in which it stands as today. He had mixed Belgian and Spanish ancestry.