| State Senate: | Mississippi |
| District: | 11th |
| Predecessor: | James Madison Pannell |
| Termstart: | January 1924 |
| Termend: | January 1928 |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Copiah County, Mississippi |
| Death Place: | Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi |
| Successor: | C. Hooker Miller |
John Scott Decell (March 31, 1850 – July 10, 1931) was a member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 11th senatorial district, from 1924 to 1928.
John Scott Decell was born on March 31, 1850, in Copiah County, Mississippi.[1] [2] [3] At one point, he was the sheriff of Copiah County.[4] In 1924, he became a member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 11th district, which was composed of Copiah County, from 1924 to 1928. He died in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, on July 10, 1931.