James Hugh Ward (November 30, 1853 – August 15, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ward attended the public schools of Chicago and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana in 1873.

He attended the Union College of Law in Chicago, and was graduated in 1876.

He resumed the practice of his profession in Chicago, Illinois where he died on August 15, 1916.

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