James McAndrews (October 22, 1862 – August 31, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress, and instead resumed his business activities.

He was also an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.

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