John J. McDonough (mayor)

John J. McDonough
41st Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota
In office 1940–1948
Preceded by	William H. Fallon
Succeeded by	Edward K. Delaney
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 38th district
In office January 6, 1925 – January 7, 1935
Personal details
Born	(1895-09-25)September 25, 1895 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	February 27, 1962(1962-02-27) (aged 66) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (DFL)
Residence(s)	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	Saint Thomas Academy University of Minnesota Saint Paul College of Law (LLB)
Profession	Politician, lawyer

John J. McDonough (September 25, 1895 – February 27, 1962) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 41st mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1940 to 1948.

Life and career

McDonough was born in Saint Paul in 1895. He attended Saint Thomas Academy and the University of Minnesota before earning a law degree at the Saint Paul College of Law in 1918. He worked as a lawyer and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for five terms from 1925 to 1935. While he was nonpartisan, he was well known for fighting prohibition and held a mixture of conservative legal beliefs but liberal political ones. He was elected mayor of Saint Paul in 1940. While in office in 1946 he suffered a stroke which left him largely paralyzed (though mentally alert) for the remainder of his life. He died in Saint Paul on February 27, 1962.