| James Hughes | |
| Office: | Teachta Dála |
| Term Start: | June 1938 |
| Term End: | 1 January 1948 |
| Constituency: | Carlow–Kildare |
| Party: | Fine Gael |
| Birth Place: | County Carlow, Ireland |
| Death Place: | County Carlow, Ireland |
James Hughes (1895 – 1 January 1948)[1] was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A farmer, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kildare constituency at the 1938 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the 1943 and 1944 general elections.[3] He died on 1 January 1948 during the course of the 12th Dáil, which was dissolved on 12 January 1948, and no by-election was held for his seat.