| Birthname: | James Edmundson Cannon |
| State Senate: | Virginia |
| District: | 38th |
| Alongside: | Arthur C. Harman (1914–1916) Louis O. Wendenburg (1916–1920) Morgan R. Mills (1920–1923) |
| Term Start: | January 14, 1914 |
| Term End: | March 29, 1923 |
| Predecessor: | Elben C. Folkes |
| Successor: | T. Gray Haddon |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Virginia Bernard Harvie |
| Alma Mater: | University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
James Edmundson Cannon (August 11, 1873 – August 3, 1942) was an American Democratic politician who represented the City of Richmond in the Virginia Senate.[1] [2]
He resigned following the 1923 special session of the General Assembly to accept appointment as the city attorney for Richmond, a position he held until 1938.