James A. Jewell (c.1840 – February 3, 1912) was a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.
[1] He served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the New York Volunteers for the United States Army from 1862 to 1865.
He served as Chief of Special Agents in the United States Department of the Treasury in New York City and Boston, Massachusetts from 1885 to 1889 and served as a Special Agent from 1889 to 1890.
[2] Jewell was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on July 2, 1890, to the Board of General Appraisers, to a new seat created by 26 Stat.
His service terminated circa July 15, 1903, to August 12, 1903, due to his resignation.