James Ewart Edmunds (5 May 1882 – 1962) was a Welsh trade unionist and politician.
Born in Gilwern in Breconshire, Edmunds' parents were both teachers.
Educated at Howard Gardens Secondary School and at University College Cardiff, he qualified as a teacher in 1903 and worked at schools in Cardiff.
[1] In 1920, Edmunds quit teaching to take up a post as the Newport District Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union.
He was elected as President of Cardiff Trades Council in 1924, serving for four years, and in 1926, he was appointed as a magistrate.