James Hughes Miller (August 29, 1843 - June 27, 1890) was a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.

[3] In 1872, Miller was appointed the State's Attorney for Stark County and elected to the position later that year.

[2][3] Miller was elected as a Republican to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1884 and reelected in 1886.

In 1889, Asa C. Matthews was appointed Comptroller of the Treasury by President Benjamin Harrison.

In ill health, Miller died June 27, 1890, in Manitou Springs, Colorado while vacationing there as part of a recovery effort.