James Hughes (Irish politician)

James Hughes (1895 – 1 January 1948) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A farmer, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kildare constituency at the 1938 general election. He was re-elected at the 1943 and 1944 general elections. He died in 1948 during the course of the 12th Dáil, but no by-election was held for his seat.