Jacob Thomas Schell (December 27, 1850 – July 29, 1916) was a merchant and political figure.

He was born in East Oxford Township, Canada West in 1850, the son of Jacob Schell, and educated in Woodstock.

The family moved to Canada after the American Revolution to take advantage of the land available in Ontario.

In 1882, he moved to Alexandria and became a partner with David Murdoch Macpherson in a cheese box factory there.

His brother Malcolm Smith Schell also served in the Canadian House of Commons, and at the same time.