Jefferson Pickman Stow (4 September 1830 – 4 May 1908), commonly referred to as J. P. Stow, was a newspaper editor and magistrate in South Australia. Stow was born at Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England the second son of the Rev. Thomas Quentin Stow and his wife Elizabeth, née Eppes. Jefferson Stow came to South Australia with his parents and brothers ( Randolph Isham Stow and Augustine Stow) in 1837. After engaging in farming pursuits, he went to the Victorian diggings in 1856.