James Bigwood (1839 – 6 December 1919) was an English manufacturer and Conservative politician.
Bigwood was born at Bristol.British Census 1881 RG11 1343/20 p. 33 He was educated at Cotham, Bristol and at St John's College, Cambridge (BA. 1853, MA. 1866). He became a partner in the firm of Champion & Co. mustard and vinegar manufacturers located in Finsbury.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886, archive.org. Accessed 5 December 2022. He was a member of the Society of Chemical Industry and a strong proponent of food product purity.The Analyst, rsc.org. Accessed 5 December 2022. Bigwood married Marian Webb of Torquay in 1862.
In the 1885 general election, Bigwood was elected member of parliament for Finsbury East with a lead of 20 votes but lost the seat against the trend in the 1886 general election by 61 votes.
He was elected MP for Brentford in a by election in 1886 and held it until the 1906 general election. On 17 January 1906 he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Middlesex.
Bigwood lived at Twickenham and died at the age of 80 on 6 December 1919.
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