James Hughes (1895 â 1 January 1948) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A farmer, he was elected to Dáil ÃÂireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the CarlowâÂÂKildare constituency in the 1938 general election. He was re-elected at the 1943 and 1944 general elections. He died on 1 January 1948 during the course of the 12th Dáil, which was dissolved on 12 January 1948, and no by-election was held for his seat.