John Wallace Jones
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John Wallace Jones(b. March 1, 1821 in Lawrence County, Alabama, d. September 6, 1895 in Shreveport, Louisiana) was a district judge in Caddo Parish and also served as the mayor of Shreveport from 1854 to 1857. In addition to his civic career, Jones also served with distinction during the Civil War as the Commanding Officer of Company E of the 46th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.