James Carson Needham (September 17, 1864 – July 11, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a seven-term U.S. Representative from California from 1899 to 1913.

Born in a covered wagon at Carson City, Nevada, James Needham arrived as a baby with his parents Charles and Olive[1] at Mayfield, Santa Clara, California, October 1, 1864.

He attended the Santa Clara County public schools.

He was graduated from the California Wesleyan College at San Jose in 1886 and from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1889.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress