James Joseph Hughes (August 15, 1856 – March 5, 1941) was a Canadian politician. Born in , Prince Edward Island, Hughes was the son of Irish parents. He was educated at the Log School House in St. Mary's Road and was a graduate of St. Dunstan's College in Charlottetown. His son, was a cabinet minister on PEI. His granddaughter, Eileen Rossiter, was also a senator, and another granddaughter Ellen Webber was a controller and alderman in Ottawa.