| State Senate: | Mississippi |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Wesson, Mississippi |
| District: | 11th |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Termstart: | January 1920 |
| Termend: | January 1924 |
| Predecessor: | James M. Coen |
| Successor: | John Scott Decell |
| Residence: | Wesson, Mississippi |
James Madison Pannell (January 31, 1883 - December 27, 1930) was a teacher and Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the state's 11th senatorial district from 1920 to 1924.
James Madison Pannell was born on January 31, 1883, in Wesson, Mississippi.[1] [2] He was the son of Joseph Crockett Pannell and Florence Laura Amanda (Graves) Pannell. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B. S. and became a teacher. In November 1919, he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate as a Democrat to represent the state's 11th district from 1920 to 1924. Pannell died on December 27, 1930.