J. Thomas Jewell
J. Thomas Jewell was a lawyer and state legislator in Louisiana who served eight consecutive terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives including as the 62nd Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964. He represented Pointe Coupee Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1936 to 1968 as part of the Democratic Party.
He was born in Mix, Louisiana, named for his grandfather Thomas Mix. He served on the Committee of Ways and Means.