James Samuel Simmons (November 25, 1861 – November 28, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from New York and nephew of fellow congressman Milton George Urner.

He moved to Roanoke, Virginia, in 1880 and engaged in the real estate business.

He moved to Niagara Falls, New York, in 1894 and continued in the real estate business.

He resumed the real estate business in Niagara Falls, New York, and also, in 1927, in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he died on November 28, 1935.

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