| James Hewson | |
| Full Name: | James Edward Hewson |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Racewalking |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1918 |
James Edward Hewson (March 15, 1918 - October 17, 1978) was an American racewalker and rower. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Hewson, a native of Buffalo, New York, was murdered during a robbery while he was working as a night bridge tender on the Black Rock Canal in Buffalo in 1978.[2] He was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[2]