| Tom Stuart | |
| Birthname: | James Thomas Stuart, Jr. |
| Office: | Mayor of Meridian, Mississippi |
| Term Start: | 1973 |
| Term End: | 1977 |
| Preceded: | Al Key |
| Succeeded: | Alfred Rosenbaum |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi |
| Children: | Betsy Stuart Allen |
| Alma Mater: | Meridian High School Meridian Junior College Florida Institute of Technology |
Tom Stuart (November 19, 1936 - November 16, 2001) was an American politician who served as the first Republican mayor of Meridian, the county seat of Lauderdale County in eastern Mississippi. He was a pioneer in the development of the two-party system in Mississippi.
Tom Stuart was born James Thomas Stuart, Jr. in Pensacola, Florida to Joyce. A Stuart and James Thomas Stuart.[1] He attended Meridian High School and was a member of the French club, chess club, and basketball team.[2] [3] [4] [5]