James Pleasant Woods (February 4, 1868 – July 7, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

[1] Born near Roanoke, Virginia, Woods attended the common schools.

[2] Woods was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Carter Glass.

He served as president and member of the board of trustees of Roanoke College for 31 years.

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