James E. Wadham

Jim Wadham
Wadham in San Diego YearBook,1912
14th Mayor of San Diego
In office May 1, 1911 – May 5, 1913
Preceded by	Grant Conard
Succeeded by	Charles F. O'Neall
Personal details
Born	1864 Illinois
Died	May 26, 1930 San Diego, California
Political party	Democratic

James Echael Wadham (1864 – May 26, 1930) was an American Democratic politician from California.

Wadham was born in 1864 in Macomb, Illinois, but moved to San Diego, California, around 1870. He was a conservative Democratic attorney who ran for mayor of San Diego in 1903 but was defeated. He ran again a few years later and served as mayor from 1911 to 1913. He was elected with the help of trade unions.