Addison Davis James (February 27, 1849 – June 7, 1910) was a United States representative from Kentucky.

He attended the public schools and began the study of medicine in 1870.

He also served as a commissioner to the World's Fair at Chicago representing the State of Kentucky in 1892 and 1893.

In addition, he was a member of the Kentucky Senate in 1895 and appointed United States marshal for the district of Kentucky on July 6, 1897, and reappointed on December 17, 1901, and served until December 31, 1905.

He died in Penrod, Kentucky, in 1910 and was buried in a cemetery on the family estate.