Jones Stewart Hamilton (April 19, 1833 – January 21, 1907) was an American sheriff, state senator, businessman and Confederate veteran who became a millionaire through investments in railroads run by convicts he leased after the war.

[4] According to the Arkansas Gazette, "As lessee of state penitentiary for years he was identified with many public works.

"[4] He was also a publisher of The Clarion Ledger in 1865–1867, and a co-founder of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad in the early 1880s.

listing telegrams and letters he received from his multiple supporters, as well as, reprints of newspaper articles about his acquittal.

[10][11] Hamilton served as a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing Hinds County from 1884 to 1888.

Jones S. Hamilton Pamphlet, M306, Historical Manuscripts, Special Collections, The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.