Jose Maria Bismorte Veloso (born José María Veloso y Bismorte; April 30, 1886 – April 13, 1969) was a Filipino lawyer, politician and legislator.

The son of Manuel Rubi Veloso and Casiana Bismorte and educated at Cebu's Seminary College in 1903, he proceeded to take up law at the University of Santo Tomas, became a lawyer in 1909 in the same year he graduated from the university, and in the next year, established a law firm called Veloso and Singson.

[1] From 1912 to 1922, he was the governor of the province of Leyte, although he relinquished the position on his second term to serve as senator from the 9th district from 1916 to 1919.

[1][5] His daughter Concepcion, was married to Eduardo Romualdez.

His family later on became one of the oldest political dynasties in the country and oldest in Leyte, pre-dating that of the Romualdezes whose descendants include Imelda Marcos.