| James E. W. Thompson | |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Predecessor: | Ernest Miller |
| Successor: | Ezra Churchill Henniger |
| Term Start: | 1916 |
| Term End: | 1920 |
| Constituency: | Grand Forks |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Death Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Spouse: | Henrietta Myrtle (Etta) Baird |
| Party: | British Columbia Liberal Party |
| Occupation: | merchant |
| Children: | 2 |
| Residence: | Phoenix, British Columbia |
James Edwin Wallace Thompson (April 29, 1879 - March 6, 1958) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 until his retirement at the 1920 election from the electoral district of Grand Forks, a member of the Liberal party.[1] [2]